Antonio Guterres Urges Calm Amid Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed profound concern over escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah. He emphasized that U.N. peacekeepers are working diligently to calm the situation, warning that a single miscalculation could lead to a catastrophic outcome far beyond the immediate region.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday he is profoundly concerned by escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah and that U.N. peacekeepers are working to calm the situation and prevent miscalculation.

"One rash move - one miscalculation - could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly, beyond imagination," he told reporters. "Let's be clear: The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza."