Lebanon and other states have called for more pressure on Israel to end its military campaigns in the Middle East at a meeting at the UN in Geneva, saying that it is repeating its Gaza methods in Lebanon with catastrophic consequences, Reuters reports.

Pakistan, as head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, hosted the meeting to examine the humanitarian situation a year into the Gaza conflict.

Lebanon’s envoy accused Israel of using the “same sinister playbook” in his country as in Gaza.

“As these atrocities keep unfolding we have the right to ask ourselves after one year: what is the real and ultimate goal of this?” Lebanon’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva Salim Baddoura said.

“There is a pressing necessity for the international community to forcibly push for a ceasefire and uninhibited humanitarian relief,” he added, warning of the risk of all-out war in the region.

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