The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, warned that Lebanon and the region are on the "edge of imminent danger," stressing that "a diplomatic solution to get out of the crisis is still possible."

This came during her and Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix's briefing to the Security Council.

Hennis-Plasschaert briefed the Security Council that "Lebanon and the entire region remain on the brink of imminent danger."

"However, a diplomatic solution to the crisis is still possible," she continued, expressing her refusal to accept "that a comprehensive conflict is inevitable."

She expressed hope that reaching an "agreement on Gaza" would lead to an immediate return to a cessation of hostilities across the Blue Line.

The UN official expressed her fears that "any miscalculation by any party could lead to the outbreak of a wider conflict that would affect the entire region."

She called for making every possible effort to "keep the two parties away from the brink of further escalation," stressing that implementing Resolution 1701 is the path to sustainable security.

Since October 8, 2023, Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been exchanging daily shelling against various areas, towns and sites, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, most of them on the Lebanese side.