UN secretary general says Israeli-Palestinian conflict spilling over outside Gaza

World December 22, 2023, 23:07

Antonio Guterres said the West Bank "West Bank is at boiling point" amid daily exchanges of fire across the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel

UNITED NATIONS, December 22. /TASS/. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is already spilling over outside Gaza.

"The spillover is already happening," he told reporters.

Guterres said the West Bank "West Bank is at boiling point" amid daily exchanges of fire across the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel. Attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on the Red Sea ships have the potential to disrupt global supply chains, he said.

"Beyond the immediate region, the conflict is polarizing communities, feeding hate speech and fueling extremism. All this poses a significant and growing threat to global peace and security," Guterres warned.

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