A de-escalation of the situation would contribute significantly to the resolution of the broader Middle East conflict, reads a statement shared by the EU diplomatic service.
In that sense, she was more concerned about the increase in tensions along the Blue Line, which serves as the border between Lebanon and Israel, where populations on both sides of it have been forced to move.
For this reason, and based on UN Security Council resolution 1701, it has asked all actors involved to contain themselves and prevent future tensions, and to collaborate with international diplomatic efforts, he highlighted.
During the current day, Israel’s war cabinet minister, Benny Gantz, assured that his Government will resolve the situation with Hezbollah either through an agreement with the Lebanese authorities or through an escalation of attacks.
Israel’s Minister of National Security, the far-right Itamar Ben Gvir, spoke along the same lines, calling for the destruction of Hezbollah’s strongholds through a war against Lebanon.
Recently, United Nations experts welcomed the recent recognition of Norway, Ireland and Spain shortly after the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to expand that representative’s rights to the United Nations.
At the same time, they viewed the two-state solution as the only internationally agreed path to peace and security for both Palestine and Israel and a way out of generational cycles of violence and resentment.
The text recalled the measures issued by the International Court of Justice in its most recent ruling that ask Israel to stop its military operations in Rafah, reopen the crossing of that governorate to allow the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and guarantee unhindered access.
The provisions, along with those suggested by the Criminal Court, “must operate without foreign interference or threats,” the experts asked, to fulfill the promise of global justice and individual responsibility for all victims of the conflict.
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