Foreign minister urges int'l action against Israeli aggression

AMMAN — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi stressed on Monday the urgent need for the UN Security Council to act immediately to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza and Lebanon and protect the region from the catastrophic consequences.

In a statement on platform X, he said that Israel's aggression against Lebanon was made possible by the international community's inability to stop its attacks on Gaza.

Israel continues to push the region toward the brink of a full-scale regional war because the international community has failed to uphold its responsibilities, he said.

The top diplomat added that Israel is escalating its war on Lebanon during the convention of the UN General Assembly, defying the assembly and its resolutions, which called for stopping the aggression and adherence to international law. 

"We stand in solidarity with Lebanon, condemn the Israeli aggression, and affirm the necessity of enforcing compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701," he said.

Safadi emphasised that the escalation must stop immediately before it's too late, adding that this is an international responsibility that the Security Council must urgently address.