Bahrain on Saturday urged the UN Security Council to concern a cease-fire decision in southern Lebanon.
It “has monitored the developments and military escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border,” the Foreign Ministry stated, in accordance with the official Bahraini News Agency.
Bahrain expressed its concern in regards to the escalation, it added.
The ministry emphasised “the necessity of avoiding military escalation and preventing the widening of the conflict in the region to preserve Lebanon’s security, while seeking to achieve security, peace, and stability in the region.”
Manama additionally urged “a cease-fire between the two sides and resorting to peaceful solutions through negotiation to preserve the lives of the civilian population and ensure the security and stability of the region.”
The kingdom known as on “the UN Security Council to urgently intervene, give the military clashes on the Lebanese-Israeli border the attention they deserve, and issue an immediate cease-fire resolution to prevent the conflict from escalating.”
It additionally warned of “serious repercussions on regional and international security and stability if the conflict expands.”
Tensions have soared alongside Lebanon’s border with Israel amid cross-border assaults between the Lebanese group Hezbollah and Israeli forces as Tel Aviv pressed forward with its lethal offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed greater than 37,800 folks since final Oct. 7.
Hezbollah has linked the cessation of its assaults on Israel to the top of Tel Aviv’s onslaught on Gaza.
Source: www.anews.com.tr