UN Chief 'Gravely Concerned' by 'Dramatic Escalation' in Beirut

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday he was "gravely concerned" by the "dramatic escalation" seen in Lebanon in the past day as Israel targets Hezbollah in the capital Beirut.

"The secretary-general is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events in Beirut in the last 24 hours," he said following Hezbollah's announcement its leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed.