The spokesman for the Secretary General of the U.N.Florencia Soto Niño has expressed concern about a possible problem Expansion of the conflict between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas. This came after the death of Palestinian militia number two Saleh al Arouri in a suspected Israeli drone strike in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
“The developments are extremely worrying. And I think that really underlines what (UN Secretary General António Guterres) just said about this There is a risk that this conflict will spread to the entire region“Explained Soto Niño during a press conference this Tuesday.
Hezbollah assures that the attack “will not go without response or punishment.”
Soto Niño has highlighted Guterres' role in urging the conflicting parties to exercise “maximum restraint” with the aim of reducing regional tensions and preventing a miscalculation from escalating the situation.
He was referring to the statements of the Lebanese Shiite party militia Hezbollahwho promised that The attack “will neither go unanswered nor unpunished.”
Seven militiamen were killed and several injured
At least in the attack on the Hamas offices in Mushrifiyah, in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital seven militiamen died and several other people were injured.
The leader of the militia's political wing, Ismail Haniyé, has claimed that the bombing was one “terrorist act” which makes the group “stronger and more determined than ever before”.
Al Arouri, Hamas' number two, had been living in Lebanon since 2018 and was released in 2010 after spending 12 years in Israeli prisons. He is considered the “number two” of Hamas' political wing and one of the commanders of the Al-Qassam Brigades Responsible for several attacks against Israel from Lebanese soil and is considered one of the main mediators in the release of the hostages captured on October 7th.