UNIFIL warns escalation after Arouri killing may have 'devastating consequences'

The deputy chief of UNIFIL’s Strategic Communications and Public Information Office, Kandice Ardiel, on Wednesday voiced concern over any potential escalation following the Israeli drone strike that killed Hamas deputy head Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday.

“We are deeply concerned at any potential for escalation that could have devastating consequences for people on both sides of the Blue Line,” Ardiel said, in response to a question from Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency.

“We continue to implore all parties cease their fire, and any interlocutors with influence to urge restraint,” she added.