EU calls on Israel and Hezbollah to show restraint in 'moment of truth' for Lebanon

The bloc's warning comes amid signs Israel is ramping up its offensive with a land incursion into Lebanon.

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00:00The European Union's foreign ministers have called for an immediate ceasefire between

00:09Hezbollah and Israel amidst spiraling tensions.

00:18The EU's top diplomat Joseph Borrell said that any military intervention from Israel's

00:22sides would aggravate the situation.

00:25The EU's response came hours after Israeli defence minister said that the next phase

00:30of war against Hezbollah would begin soon.

00:35Any further military intervention would try to aggravate the situation and has to be avoided.

00:51The words used by European Union member countries have been stronger, with French foreign minister

00:57urging both sides to stop firing.

01:20The European Union has increased the emergency funding to Lebanon by an extra 10 million

01:25euros following recent escalations.

01:27However, the divergent positions of its member states have so far prevented extra measures

01:33such as sanctions from taking place.