Borrell warns Middle East headed for 'full-blown war' as Israel strikes southern Beirut

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Speaking to reporters in New York, Borrell said he regretted that no power seemed able to 'stop' Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that Israel's prime minister appeared determined to crush militants in Lebanon and Gaza.

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00:00The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has warned the Middle East is heading towards

00:07full-blown war. Speaking to reporters in New York following a UN Security Council session

00:13on Gaza, Borrell said he regretted that no power seemed able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu.

00:19Those comments come on the same day that the Israeli military announced it had hit Hezbollah's

00:24headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs. At least two people were killed and dozens

00:29were injured in the strikes. U.S. media claim that Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah

00:34was the target of the strikes, but this hasn't been confirmed by Israeli officials. Iran's

00:40embassy in Beirut condemned the strikes, saying they represent a serious escalation that changes

00:46the rules of the game. Hours earlier, Netanyahu vowed that Israel's campaign against Hezbollah

00:51would continue, dashing hopes for an internationally-backed ceasefire. Israel and Hezbollah have traded

00:58almost daily cross-border fire since the war in Gaza started in October last year.

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