Jordan urges UN Security Council to curb Israeli aggression on Lebanon

AMMAN, Jordan

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Monday urged for international action to stop the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, warning of its consequences on the entire region.

"We stress the urgent need for the (UN) Security Council to take immediate action to curb Israeli aggression and protect the region from its catastrophic consequences," Safadi said in a statement on his X account.

He said that the aggression on Lebanon could not have happened without the international inaction to stop Israel's aggression on Gaza that has been taking place since Oct. 7.

He noted that Israel intensifies its war on Lebanon during the convening of the UN General Assembly, "defying it and its resolutions," which he said demanded Israel stop aggression and abide by international law.

The Jordanian top diplomat reiterated that stopping Israel's aggression is "an international responsibility that the Security Council must bear responsibility immediately."

Lebanese health authorities said at least 356 people, including 24 children, were killed and 1,246 others injured in Israeli attacks since Monday morning, with thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, which has killed over 41,400 people, mostly women and children, following a cross-border attack by Hamas last Oct. 7.

The international community has warned against the strikes on Lebanon, as they raise the specter of spreading the Gaza conflict regionally.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar