Spanish premier, Palestinian leader urge de-escalation
Sep 20, 2024
Madrid [Spain], September 20: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. "Today the risk of escalation is once more increasing in a dangerous way" in Lebanon, said Sanchez, at a news conference with visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. "So we must again make a fresh appeal for restraint, for a de-escalation and for peaceful coexistence between countries, in the name of peace," he added.