YEREVAN — Armenia has denounced the targeting of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in Lebanon.

“Armenia as a contributing country to UNIFIL, firmly denounces the targeting of the headquarters of UNIFIL, entrusted to foster stability in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions,” the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a post on Twitter.

Israeli forces fired at an observation post belonging to the UNIFIL peacekeeping force at its main base at Naqoura in southern Lebanon on Friday, wounding two people, a UN source said.

“An escalation of conflicts in the Middle East is a serious threat to global security, and everything must be done to avoid all-out war in Lebanon,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres later said.

Guterres, speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Laos, also condemned Israeli attacks that wounded UN personnel. He said peacekeepers must be protected.

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