UNIFIL urges Israel, Hezbollah, ‘to cease fire’ after escalation

Smoke billows from an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Qusayr on August 25, 2024. (AFP)
Smoke billows from an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Qusayr on August 25, 2024. (AFP)

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The United Nations special coordinator’s office in Lebanon and peacekeepers urge all parties “to cease fire,” after Israel launched a preemptive strike on Hezbollah, while the terror group launched hundreds of rockets at the north..

The office of the special coordinator and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) “call on all to cease fire and refrain from further escalatory action,” a joint statement says.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

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