UN Reminds Conflict Will Widespread After Israel Attacks Lebanon And Gaza

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JAKARTA - The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Lebanon increased the conflict will expand after Israel launched airstrikes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Friday.

"The recent few days of action have been dangerous and risk creating a serious escalation," the UN Temporary Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said, citing Antara, Friday. "We urge all parties to stop all actions along the Blue Line at the moment."

The Blue Line is a demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, as well as Lebanon and the Golan Heights set by the United Nations on June 7, 2000 to ensure Israel has fully withdrawn from Lebanon.

UNIFIL's head of mission and UNIFIL's commander-in-chief, Major General Aroldo Lazaro, are currently speaking with the authorities of both sides on the Blue Line.

"Both parties stated that they did not want war." added UNIFIL.

The Israeli military launched airstrikes in Lebanon hours after attacking the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Friday.

Israel admits to attacking targets belonging to the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in southern Lebanon.

The Israeli armed forces insist they will not allow Hamas to "operation from within Lebanese territory and consider Lebanon to be responsible for any directed shot at Israel from Lebanese territory."

Israel's attack hit two tunnels in Beit Hanoun and Khan Yunis and two weapons factories in Gaza in retaliation for "security violations committed by Hamas"

Responding to Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Hazem Kassem, a Hamas spokesman, said Israel was "full responsibility" for the escalation of war and attacks on Jerusalem and Gaza.

In his recent attack, Hamas launched a rocket from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.

Immediately after the rocket attack, the siren sounded in the south of Israel and the city of Ahskelon.

The attack took place on each other after Israeli forces stormed into the Al-Qibbli Worship Room at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Israel's occupied East Jerusalem and forced Palestinians to worship for two consecutive nights.