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UN Says Attacks in Beirut, Tehran Are a Dangerous Escalation

Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (unseen) ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (unseen) ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Reuters)
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UN Says Attacks in Beirut, Tehran Are a Dangerous Escalation

Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (unseen) ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Reuters)
Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (unseen) ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Reuters)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes that attacks in Beirut and Tehran this week mark a "dangerous escalation" of the conflict in the Middle East, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.

"It is increasingly clear ... that restraint alone is insufficient at this extremely sensitive time. The Secretary-General urges all to vigorously work toward regional de-escalation in the interest of long-term peace and stability for all," spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

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Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs once Again

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs once Again

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon November 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s Haret Hreik area in the southern suburbs again on Friday after evacuation warnings were issued to residents prior to the attacks by an Israeli spokesman.
The Israeli army issued evacuation orders to residents in the areas of al-Hadath and Haret Hreik, as well as several villages in Lebanon’s south requesting they move to north of Awwali River.
When it issues such a warning, Israel cites alleged presence of Hezbollah fighters or infrastructure in civilian areas as a justification for its airstrikes.
Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the Israeli army, issued an evacuation warning to the residents of the towns of Tayba, Aadchit, Qusayr, and Deir Seryan, as well as to the residents of the towns of Burj al-Shamali and Maashuq in southern Lebanon.
He also requested the evacuation of residents from specific buildings in Hadath and Haret Hreik in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Later during the day, Lebanon’s health ministry said two medics were killed in the Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanon town.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,583 people and wounded 15,244 in Lebanon since October 2023, with 25 fatalities reported on Wednesday, the Lebanese health ministry said on Thursday.