David Cameron visits Lebanon warning over Israel escalation

David Cameron pleaded for restraint at this time as he visited Lebanon amid border clashes with Israel.

The Foreign Secretary warned of the ‘extraordinarily excessive’ hazard of escalation in talks with PM Najib Mikati.

As Israel vows to proceed combating to eradicate Hamas, Iran-backed teams in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq have launched assaults on Israel and its allies in help of the Palestinian militant group.

Clashes alongside the Lebanon-Israel border between Hezbollah and Israel have continued to accentuate, with each day exchanges of missiles, air strikes and shelling throughout the frontier.

David Cameron pleaded for restraint at this time as he visited Lebanon amid border clashes with Israel

The Foreign Secretary warned of the ‘extraordinarily excessive’ hazard of escalation in talks with PM Najib Mikati

In the Red Sea, assaults by Houthi rebels in Yemen in opposition to ships they consider to be related to Israel have disrupted commerce and prompted the launch of a US-led multinational naval operation to guard delivery routes.

It has all fuelled issues in regards to the hazard of the Israeli offensive sparking a wider battle within the Middle East.

Lord Cameron, in a submit on social media, stated: ‘An escalation of the battle in Gaza to Lebanon, the Red Sea or throughout the broader area, would add to the extraordinarily excessive stage of hazard and insecurity on the earth.’

The former prime minister has been engaged in intensive diplomacy since taking over the function.

Concerns have been rising in regards to the battle – sparked by Hamas massacring Israeli civilians and taking hostages on October 7 – with greater than 20,000 Palestinians now thought to have died.

Lord Cameron stated he was grateful to the Lebanese prime minister for ‘discussing these essential points with me at this time and for Lebanon’s efforts to stop such escalation’.

Israeli forces firing artillery close to the border with Gaza at this time