European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has sounded the alarm about Lebanon being dragged into a regional conflict in a spillover from Israel’s fighting with Hamas, Reuters reports.

Borrell, speaking during a visit to Lebanon, said it was imperative to avoid a regional escalation in the Middle East, and warned Israel that “nobody will win from a regional conflict”.

He was commenting at a new conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati following talks with top government officials to discuss events in and around Gaza, including the impact of the fighting and the situation at the Israeli-Lebanese border.

“We are seeing a worrying intensification of exchange of fire across the Blue Line,” Borrell said.