UN chief says Lebanon must not become next Gaza amid fightingUNITED NATIONS, United States, March 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not condemn Lebanon to the same fate as Gaza, the Palestinian territory decimated by years of conflict. "The Gaza model must not be replicated in Lebanon," Guterres told reporters, also saying the wider war in the Middle East is "out of control," as the United States, Israel and Iran have carried out strikes for more than three weeks. And Israel must stop its military operations and strikes in Lebanon, which are hitting civilians the hardest." Beyond Lebanon, Guterres voiced alarm at the wider regional war triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February that killed the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. "The world is staring down the barrel of a wider war, a rising tide of human suffering, and a deeper global economic shock.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 25, 2026 16:43 UTC