United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned against the risk of the situation in Lebanon worsening, due to the ongoing Israeli attacks on wide areas of the country and the accompanying deterioration in humanitarian conditions.

In response to a question posed by Qatar News Agency (QNA) correspondent during a press conference in Beirut regarding an Israeli statement suggesting turning Lebanon into 'another Gaza', Guterres said that he has not seen the statement in question, yet he affirmed that if it truly exists, then it is totally condemned, adding that the situation in Gaza is a catastrophe, and nothing like this can be justified or accepted.

The UN Secretary-General highlighted, "The Lebanese people did not choose war, but were dragged into it," and called for a ceasefire, saying, "There is no military solution - only diplomacy, dialogue and the full implementation of the UN Charter and Security Council resolutions."