UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, as well as the release of hostages held in the Palestinian enclave. "We need peace in Gaza with an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and the effective delivery of humanitarian aid.
We need peace in Lebanon with an immediate cessation of hostilities and full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 [which stopped the conflict between Lebanon and Israel in 2006],” Guterres noted at the Outreach/BRICS Plus meeting. The Situation in the Middle East sharply escalated after the infiltration of supporters of the Palestinian Hamas movement from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, which was accompanied by the killing of residents of border settlements and the capture of hundreds of hostages, including children, women and elderly people. Israel announced a complete blockade of Gaza and began to retaliate. strikes on it and certain areas of Lebanon and Syria, after which it launched a ground operation in the Palestinian enclave. On September 23, Israel launched the military operation “Arrows of the North” against the Lebanese Shiite movement of Hezbollah formations in Lebanon, during which it carries out massive strikes on the movement’s military targets The stated goal is to create safe conditions in the northern border areas of the Jewish state so that tens of thousands of residents can return there. On the night of October 1, the Israeli army announced a ground operation in the border areas of southern Lebanon.
We need peace in Lebanon with an immediate cessation of hostilities and full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 [which stopped the conflict between Lebanon and Israel in 2006],” Guterres noted at the Outreach/BRICS Plus meeting. The Situation in the Middle East sharply escalated after the infiltration of supporters of the Palestinian Hamas movement from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on October 7, 2023, which was accompanied by the killing of residents of border settlements and the capture of hundreds of hostages, including children, women and elderly people. Israel announced a complete blockade of Gaza and began to retaliate. strikes on it and certain areas of Lebanon and Syria, after which it launched a ground operation in the Palestinian enclave. On September 23, Israel launched the military operation “Arrows of the North” against the Lebanese Shiite movement of Hezbollah formations in Lebanon, during which it carries out massive strikes on the movement’s military targets The stated goal is to create safe conditions in the northern border areas of the Jewish state so that tens of thousands of residents can return there. On the night of October 1, the Israeli army announced a ground operation in the border areas of southern Lebanon.
