UN chief backs Lebanon ceasefire plan
He said shockwaves radiating from the unprecedented death and destruction in Gaza now threaten to push the entire region into the abyss
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Photo: Collected
UN chief Antonio Guterres endorsed Friday a joint US-French plan for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon as he warned that shockwaves from Israel's Gaza war threatened to drag the region into an "abyss."
"I fully support the proposal for a temporary ceasefire - allowing for the delivery of humanitarian relief and paving the way for the resumption of serious negotiations for a durable peace," Secretary-General Guterres told the United Nations Security Council.
"Shockwaves radiating from the unprecedented death and destruction in Gaza now threaten to push the entire region into the abyss."
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