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UN Chief Guterres calls for exerting maximum efforts to prevent all-out regional war

'All acts of escalation are condemnable and must stop', said the spokesman for the Secretary-General

Published: Sat 26 Oct 2024, 9:59 PM

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep alarm over the recent escalation of tensions in the Middle East, following overnight Israeli airstrikes on Iranian targets.

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"Following the attacks overnight by Israel on targets in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the UN Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the continued escalation in the Middle East. All acts of escalation are condemnable and must stop," said Stéphane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

He added that the UN Chief urgently reiterates his appeal to all parties to cease all military actions, including in Gaza and Lebanon, exert maximum efforts to prevent an all-out regional war and return to the path of diplomacy.

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