BEIRUT, Sept 23 – The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has warned that the Middle East is facing a catastrophic situation, stating that the region is “on the brink of an imminent catastrophe”, reported Germany’s Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa).
“It cannot be overstated enough: there is no military solution that will make either side safer,” she said.
Hennis-Plasschaert’s remarks referred to the ongoing exchanges between Israel’s army and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which continued through the night.
Both sides have engaged in some of the most intense shelling since their renewed confrontations began nearly a year ago.
The UN observer mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon) has been monitoring the Israel-Lebanon border since 1978.
