Israeli strikes against Lebanon pose “a grave risk” to US-Iran truce, UN secretary-general says

The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that ongoing Israeli military activity in Lebanon “poses a grave risk” to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement, according to France 24.

“The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the ceasefire and the efforts toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region. The Secretary-General reiterates his call to all parties to immediately cease hostilities,” UN chief Antonio Guterres’s spokesman said.

The Lebanese health ministry reported that 182 people were killed and 890 wounded by Israeli strikes on Wednesday.