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'Significant' risk of wider Middle East conflict – UN peacekeeper chief

BRUSSELS, Belgium — A broader regional war in the Middle East where conflict already rages between Hamas and Israel remains a 'significant risk', the head of the UN peacekeeping force warned Friday.

Speaking to reporters in Brussels, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned against making assumptions about how regional actors will behave.