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UN spokesperson warns of regional escalation, urges restraint as humanitarian needs mount
Summary
A UN staff member warned of escalating hostilities across the Middle East, detailed civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran, and said humanitarian operations are constrained by insecurity and funding shortfalls.
Steph, a UN staff member, warned Wednesday that the secretary‑general is closely following escalating hostilities across the Middle East and appealed to parties to exercise restraint.
"We call on both sides to exercise restraint and recommit to the full implementation of the cessation of hostilities arrangements of November 2024 as well as Security Council resolution 1701," Steph said, citing reports from UN peacekeepers and partners.
The briefing outlined a string of humanitarian impacts. Steph said airstrikes in Lebanon reportedly caused more than 50 deaths and over 150 injuries, and that Israeli authorities issued forced‑displacement orders affecting more than 100 towns;…
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