Guterres warns of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East after the Israeli attack on Syria

MADRID, 13 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, warned this Sunday of the risk of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East after the attacks perpetrated by Israel against the Syrian airports of Aleppo and Damascus, within the framework of the ongoing conflict between the Movement of Islamic Resistance (Hamas) and the Israeli Army.

Guterres' spokesperson, who has called the events "extremely worrying", has asked "all parties to avoid attacks that could affect civilians and damage civilian infrastructure", highlighting that the fact that these airports are not operating causes the temporary suspension of UN humanitarian aid to the country.

"We are at a time when these tensions are increasing, where any miscalculation could lead to broader violence in a region that is already volatile," he declared at a press conference.

Dujarric took the opportunity to "strongly condemn all violence in Syria" and urge "all parties to respect their obligations", recalling that civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected under International Humanitarian Law.

Hours earlier, the Syrian authorities reported a series of attacks against the airports of Aleppo and Damascus, whose infrastructure has been damaged, indicating that scheduled flights would be transferred to the Latakia airport.

The aggression of the Israeli Army occurs in a context marked by the offensives carried out from the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militias, led by the armed wing of Hamas, the Al Qassam Brigades, and by the Shii party-militia Hezbollah from Lebanon. .

Israel generally recognizes attacks in Syria, arguing that it is acting to prevent the establishment of Iranian bases in the country and the sending of weapons to Hezbollah by the Iranian authorities, which support Damascus in the context of the war that broke out in 2011. .