The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, warned on Monday that the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese organization, threatens to engulf Middle East in one “total war”. “I can say that We are almost on the brink of all-out war.“he said before taking part in a meeting of G7 countries on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the UN in New York.
The intense ones Israeli strikes against Hezbollah killed 492 people on Monday Lebanon, Among them 35 children, according to Lebanese authorities, who experienced their deadliest day in almost a year of exchanges of fire between the two sides outside the war in Loop.
The High Representative of the EU He again called for a ceasefire along the Blue Line (the demarcation line between Israel and Lebanon since 2000) as well as in the Gaza Strip, stressing that civilians “are paying an intolerable and unacceptable price.” “The time has come to do something. Everyone must do everything possible to stop this,” he said, acknowledging the failure of diplomatic efforts to date to stop the war in Gaza.
Borrell participated this day in a dinner on Middle East with representatives of the international community, during an event of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI). “Our discussion focused on the lack of a ceasefire and the dire situation in Gaza and the extremely dangerous escalation in Lebanon.”he said at the end of the meeting.
He then issued a warning to Israel and the countries involved that “United Nations Security Council resolutions must be respected and implemented”. And he pointed out: “We must avoid falling into the abyss”.
Israel bombed Lebanon: nearly 500 dead
Israel announced that hit more than 1,300 targets on Monday of the Islamist movement Hezbollah in southern and eastern Lebanon, bombings that left 492 deadincluding 35 children, despite calls from the international community for restraint.
This was the deadliest day of cross-border violence in Lebanon since Hezbollaha powerful political and military actor in the country, opened a front with Israel almost a year ago, after the start of the war in the Gaza Stripin support of its Islamist ally Hamas.
At least 492 people, “including 35 children and 58 women” died in the bombings this Monday in the south and east of Lebanon, and others 1,645 were injuredsaid the Lebanese Ministry of Health, whose previous toll was 356 dead and more than 1,200 injured.
The American president, Joe Biden, reiterated this Monday that is “working to achieve de-escalation”. The Secretary General of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his “deep concern about the escalation of the situation” and the large number of civilian casualties, including children and women,” said spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
For its part, Egypt on Monday called for UN Security Council intervention, while Iraq called for an urgent meeting of Arab countries to coincide with the UN General Assembly. and Türkiye accused Israel of wanting to provoke “chaos” in the region.
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out on October 7, 2023, following an attack by the Palestinian Hamas movement in Israel, in which 1,205 people died, according to an AFP report based on official Israeli figures.
Source: Ambito
