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'Driver of global instability': UN chief says Middle East fighting must stop

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that ongoing conflict in the Middle East is destabilizing global trade, energy markets, and food security, with 45 million people at risk of acute hunger. He praised a US-mediated agreement for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from Gaza but urged immediate implementation of the plan.

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