Beirut's Al-Bashoura Experiencing Ongoing Displacement

The residents of Al-Bashoura in Beirut are experiencing ongoing displacement as a result of the persistent Israeli bombardment, according to AlQahera News.

The Egyptian channel noted that the situation is affecting not only Al-Bashoura but also several areas in the southern suburbs of the city.

Speaking at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that in just a week the alarming situation in Lebanon has gone from bad “to much, much worse.”

“It is absolutely essential to avoid an all-out war in Lebanon, which would have profound and devastating consequences,” he affirmed.

Also, Guterres strongly condemned Tuesday’s Iranian missile attack against Israel. He also criticized attacks against Israel by Hamas from Gaza and Hezbollah from Lebanon, and he lambasted Israel for the “most deadly and destructive military campaign in my years as secretary-general”.

“It is high time for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza,” he said. “It is high time for a cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. … It is high time to stop the sickening cycle of escalation after escalation that is leading the people of the Middle East straight over the cliff.”