UN peacekeeping force warns against escalation in Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping mission Unifil warned that an escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah would be a “disaster for the entire region”, after Israel warned it was prepared for an offensive in Lebanon.

“We hope that the international community will play a broader role than in the past to reach a solution to the current situation,” a Unifil spokesperson told Al Jazeera Arabic.

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated this week, while the Lebanese army foiled an attack on the US embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday.