(24 News) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that Lebanon is on the brink of war and we cannot afford it to become another Gaza.
Antonio Guterres has given the opening address to the United Nations General Assembly session at a time when 558 people, including 50 children, have been martyred and more than 1,500 people have been injured in almost 1,500 Israeli attacks on Lebanon a day ago. , we should all realize the danger of the rising provocation, Lebanon is on the brink of war, the people of Lebanon, the people of Israel and the people of the world, cannot afford for Lebanon to become another Gaza.
“Gaza has become a never-ending nightmare that threatens to engulf the entire region,” he said, “and we must not allow it to move beyond Lebanon.”
Citing the wars in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and Sudan, he condemned the growing number of governments and other groups that feel they can and deserve impunity. believe that they may violate international law, that they may violate the United Nations Charter, that they may invade another country, that they may destroy an entire society or the well-being of their own people. can be completely ignored and nothing will happen to them.
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He said that the worldwide immunity of those involved in these crimes is politically indefensible and morally intolerable. Wally cannot justify acts of terrorism or the taking of civilians hostage, and I have repeatedly condemned both incidents, but at the same time, nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.
António Guterres said that citizens are paying the price for the increasing death toll and destruction of society, so it is time for a just peace based on the UN Charter, international law and UN resolutions.
More than 100 heads of state and their representatives will address the UN meeting, which continues till Monday.
2024-09-25 07:11:16