The UN Secretary-General today condemned deadly attack on Golan Heightsterritory annexed by Israel, for which Lebanon’s Hezbollah is blamed, and called on “all parties to show maximum restraint.”
“Civilians, especially children, must no longer bear the brunt of the horrific violence that plagues the region,” António Guterres said through his spokesperson, a day after the attack that killed 12 people.
Appeal to “avoid unimaginable disasters”
An appeal for “maximum restraint” on the Israel-Lebanon border, the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon and the commander of the country’s peacekeeping forces addressed today in the early hours of the morning after the launch of a rocket that killed children and teenagers in the Golan Heights yesterday, Saturday, an event that further increases tension in the region.
UN: Call on Israel-Hezbollah to “prevent an incredible catastrophe”
The attack on a soccer field in a Druze village in the Golan Heights killed 12 people, including children. Israel blamed the Lebanese movement Hezbollah for the attack. The movement denied responsibility.
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