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UN chief declares strikes on Beirut and Tehran a 'dangerous escalation'

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2024-07-31 | 12:04

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UN chief declares strikes on Beirut and Tehran a 'dangerous escalation'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced strikes on Beirut and Tehran as a "dangerous escalation," after Israel targeted a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas said its political chief was killed in Iran.

"The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Tehran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza" and "the release of all Israeli hostages," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

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