Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 22, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 22, 2024
UN’s Lebanon envoy says fighting puts Mideast on brink of ‘catastrophe’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zibqin on September 22, 2024. (Kawnat Haju / AFP)
The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon warns of an “imminent catastrophe” in the Middle East amid spiking violence between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying a military solution was not the answer.
“With the region on the brink of an imminent catastrophe, it cannot be overstated enough: there is NO military solution that will make either side safer,” special coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert says in a statement on X.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here