UNSC emergency meeting on Lebanon: Guterres warns ‘An all-out war must be avoided at all costs'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed an emergency UN Security Council meeting on the burgeoning conflict in Lebanon after days of deadly Israeli attacks. The UN chief said Lebanon cannot become another Gaza and an all-out war must be avoided “at all costs”. “I implore the Council to work in lockstep to help put out this fire. The parties must immediately return to a cessation of hostilities,” Guterres said. “Civilians must be protected. Civilian infrastructure must not be targeted. The safety and security of all UN assets must be ensured. International law must be respected,” he said. “To all sides, let’s say in one clear voice: Stop the killing and destruction, tone down the rhetoric and threats, and step back from the brink,” he added. Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna reports from the United Nations. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #UNSC #AntonioGuterres #Israel #Lebanon #IsraelLebanonWar #IsraelHezbollahWar #IsraelHezbollahAttacks #IsraelLebanonConflict #AlJazeeraEnglish