A senior United Nations official has warned the U.N. Security Council that escalations between Israel and Iran-aligned groups risk creating further devastation and suffering in the region.
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00:00A senior UN official is warning the Security Council that there's a risk of escalation
00:05in conflict between Israel and Iran-aligned groups.
00:09But if things continue as they are, we risk seeing a conflagration that could dwarf even
00:16the devastation and suffering witnessed so far.
00:22It's not too late to avoid such folly. There is still room for diplomacy, which must be
00:28used without delay.
00:31The warning comes after a series of attacks across Lebanon, including exploding walkie-talkies
00:37and pagers, that are believed to have been carried out by Israel. Israel has neither
00:42confirmed nor denied orchestrating the attack, but says it is responsible for airstrikes
00:47on Lebanon's capital on Friday that killed senior Hezbollah leaders.
00:53At the same time, Israel has continued attacks on Gaza, which have killed over 40,000 people
00:59there since October, according to authorities in the enclave.