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Arab League urges restraint as regional tensions escalate

The Arab League gathers in Cairo as tensions escalate across the region. Maritime security in the Gulf is under growing strain after renewed Iran-U.S. exchanges, including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:01The Arab League gathers in Cairo as tensions escalate across the region.
00:06Maritime security in the Gulf is under growing strain after renewed Iran-U.S. exchanges,
00:12including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15Egypt's top diplomat warns maritime corridors must not become tools for pressure or escalation.
00:23We emphasize on the necessity of freedom of navigation and, naturally,
00:28the complete rejection of using maritime corridors as a tool for pressure or escalation.
00:35We are open to balance neighbourly relations with Iran,
00:40provided they are grounded in respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and cessation of interference.
00:48The Arab League has also condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
00:53On Monday, at least 12 people were killed, including women and children, in attacks.
01:01We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity,
01:07its violations of international law and international humanitarian law,
01:12and its occupation of vast areas of Lebanese territory.
01:17which has resulted in approximately 9,000 deaths, 30,000 injuries,
01:21and hundreds of thousands of displaced persons within their own country.
01:26Meanwhile, a ministerial committee is calling for stronger political, diplomatic, and economic pressure
01:32to stop what it calls Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem
01:36and protects its Islamic and Christian holy sites.
01:39A speck oframents.정이
01:40Amen.
01:40Amen.

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