Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, August 5, 2024
G7 nations urge deescalation in Middle East amid threat of broader conflict
The Group of Seven major democracies urges restraint and deescalation in the Middle East, saying that recent events have “threatened to ignite a broader conflict in the region.”
The G7 urges “all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward deescalation,” in a statement.
