A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability there
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October 29, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution to its 12-year conflict, the United Nations special envoy for the country said Monday.
Geir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of violence from the Syrian conflict, the Syrian people now face "a terrifying prospect of a potential wider escalation" following Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the ongoing retaliatory military action.
"Spillover into Syria is not just a risk; it has already begun," the U.N. envoy for Syria said...
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