UN Special Coordinator urges calm after deadly Israeli strike in Beirut suburb

UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert expressed concern late on Tuesday over "tonight's strike, claimed by Israel, in the densely populated southern suburb of Beirut," which led to multiple civilian casualties.

"There is no such thing as a military solution," she said in a statement calling on both Israel and Lebanon to explore all diplomatic avenues to return to the cessation of hostilities and recommit to United Nations resolution 1701.

Hennis-Plasschaert stated that she is in close contact with key interlocutors and urged for calm to prevail amidst the escalating tensions.