UN calls for halting escalation in Gaza war – Middle East Monitor

The United Nations said on Thursday it opposes expanding the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said in New York: “We stand firmly against any escalation of the conflict. It’s already been extremely ruinous.”

He noted that the fighting has already claimed “more than 60,000 people” over nearly two years of war.

Haq warned of “the prospect of huge levels of humanitarian suffering, including…