UN chief urges efforts to avoid ‘wider conflagration’ after attack on Israel

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FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a press conference at the United Nations complex in Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged diplomatic efforts in the Middle East in order to prevent the conflict from widening after Hamas’s attacks on Israel.

“The Secretary-General urges all diplomatic efforts to avoid a wider conflagration,” Guterres said, adding that “only through negotiation leading to a two-state solution can peace be achieved.”