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Note to correspondents – on the situation on the Blue Line

The UN is deeply concerned at the increase in the intensity of exchanges of fire across the Blue Line yesterday, which heightens the risk of a full-scale war . Escalation can and must be avoided. We reiterate that the danger of miscalculation leading to a sudden and wider conflagration is real. A political and diplomatic solution is the only viable way forward. 

On 4 July, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lebanese Parliament visited UNIFIL to express support for ...