Israeli strikes on Lebanon pose "grave risk" to U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal, U.N. chief says

The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that ongoing Israeli military activity in Lebanon "poses a grave risk" to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement.

"The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the ceasefire and the efforts toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region. The Secretary-General reiterates his call to all parties to immediately cease hostilities," a spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.

The Lebanese health ministry reported that at least 182 people were killed and 890 wounded by Israeli strikes on Wednesday.