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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that the Arab-Israeli confrontation has the potential to destabilise the situation in other regions of the world. This was said during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Friday.
"Hotbeds of instability persist across a wide area of the Middle East and North Africa. The spiral of violence has spread far beyond the zone of Arab-Israeli confrontation, destabilising not only the regions I have mentioned, but also the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and North Africa as a whole. The unresolved Palestinian question has been and remains the cornerstone of these crisis processes," Lavrov said.
He added that the ongoing confrontation in Gaza Strip has become 'the bloodiest' round of hostilities in the history of the Arab-Israeli wars.
Speaking about Israel-Hezbollah military conflict escalation in Lebanon, Lavrov emphasised that 'the Middle East is once again on the brink of a major war'. He urged the involved parties 'to immediately stop the unwinding of the spiral of violence before the situation finally goes out of control'.
"You have a choice: continue to block the work of the Security Council, or stand with peace and the international community in calling for an end to the war. Without your full support for Israel, the conflict can be ended quickly and effectively," Lavrov addressed the US representatives.
Earlier, a number of diplomats chose to leave the session during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
According to the UN press office, the Prime Minister said he had not planned to attend the meeting but decided to come to 'expose the misrepresentations made against Israel by many speakers from this podium'.
On Saturday, the Israeli military claimed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an overnight strike on Beirut.
On Friday, Israel reported it had launched a huge airstrike on the headquarters of the Hezbollah organisation. According to local media, four buildings were destroyed in the Haret Hreik area. It came just hours after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his country 'can strike anywhere'.
Earlier, Israel's airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for a fifth day, with 25 more people reported killed. The latest airstrike campaign began on Monday, and killed at least 700 people in total according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This comes on the 11th month of the Israel-Hamas war. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 39,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
'Spiral of violence has spread far beyond the zone of Arab-Israeli confrontation' - Lavrov calls for 'immediate cessation of hostilities' in Middle East during UNSC meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that the Arab-Israeli confrontation has the potential to destabilise the situation in other regions of the world. This was said during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Friday.
"Hotbeds of instability persist across a wide area of the Middle East and North Africa. The spiral of violence has spread far beyond the zone of Arab-Israeli confrontation, destabilising not only the regions I have mentioned, but also the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and North Africa as a whole. The unresolved Palestinian question has been and remains the cornerstone of these crisis processes," Lavrov said.
He added that the ongoing confrontation in Gaza Strip has become 'the bloodiest' round of hostilities in the history of the Arab-Israeli wars.
Speaking about Israel-Hezbollah military conflict escalation in Lebanon, Lavrov emphasised that 'the Middle East is once again on the brink of a major war'. He urged the involved parties 'to immediately stop the unwinding of the spiral of violence before the situation finally goes out of control'.
"You have a choice: continue to block the work of the Security Council, or stand with peace and the international community in calling for an end to the war. Without your full support for Israel, the conflict can be ended quickly and effectively," Lavrov addressed the US representatives.
Earlier, a number of diplomats chose to leave the session during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
According to the UN press office, the Prime Minister said he had not planned to attend the meeting but decided to come to 'expose the misrepresentations made against Israel by many speakers from this podium'.
On Saturday, the Israeli military claimed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an overnight strike on Beirut.
On Friday, Israel reported it had launched a huge airstrike on the headquarters of the Hezbollah organisation. According to local media, four buildings were destroyed in the Haret Hreik area. It came just hours after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his country 'can strike anywhere'.
Earlier, Israel's airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for a fifth day, with 25 more people reported killed. The latest airstrike campaign began on Monday, and killed at least 700 people in total according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This comes on the 11th month of the Israel-Hamas war. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 39,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.
Mandatory credit: UNTV; News use only
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested that the Arab-Israeli confrontation has the potential to destabilise the situation in other regions of the world. This was said during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Friday.
"Hotbeds of instability persist across a wide area of the Middle East and North Africa. The spiral of violence has spread far beyond the zone of Arab-Israeli confrontation, destabilising not only the regions I have mentioned, but also the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and North Africa as a whole. The unresolved Palestinian question has been and remains the cornerstone of these crisis processes," Lavrov said.
He added that the ongoing confrontation in Gaza Strip has become 'the bloodiest' round of hostilities in the history of the Arab-Israeli wars.
Speaking about Israel-Hezbollah military conflict escalation in Lebanon, Lavrov emphasised that 'the Middle East is once again on the brink of a major war'. He urged the involved parties 'to immediately stop the unwinding of the spiral of violence before the situation finally goes out of control'.
"You have a choice: continue to block the work of the Security Council, or stand with peace and the international community in calling for an end to the war. Without your full support for Israel, the conflict can be ended quickly and effectively," Lavrov addressed the US representatives.
Earlier, a number of diplomats chose to leave the session during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the general debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
According to the UN press office, the Prime Minister said he had not planned to attend the meeting but decided to come to 'expose the misrepresentations made against Israel by many speakers from this podium'.
On Saturday, the Israeli military claimed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an overnight strike on Beirut.
On Friday, Israel reported it had launched a huge airstrike on the headquarters of the Hezbollah organisation. According to local media, four buildings were destroyed in the Haret Hreik area. It came just hours after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned that his country 'can strike anywhere'.
Earlier, Israel's airstrikes on southern Lebanon continued for a fifth day, with 25 more people reported killed. The latest airstrike campaign began on Monday, and killed at least 700 people in total according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
This comes on the 11th month of the Israel-Hamas war. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials.
Israel declared war on the group and a 'complete siege' of Gaza, with a large-scale campaign of air strikes. A ground incursion began at the end of the third week, with Israeli leaders vowing to 'wipe out' Hamas. Palestinian officials reported that over 39,000 people had been killed at time of publication.
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that Hamas locations and infrastructure were targeted in the response. However, United Nations experts warned against 'collective punishment' for the people of Gaza, before predicting a 'humanitarian crisis' and then claimed that 'hell is settling in' for the region.