German foreign minister says Hezbollah and Israel in danger of 'slipping into' war

After meeting Lebanese and Israeli leaders in Beirut and Jerusalem, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that "another war would mean a regional escalation on a scale that we can hardly imagine".

Speaking to Germany's Deutschlandfunk public radio, Baerbock said that "more rockets are flying, large parts on both sides do not want this war, but we are slipping into it".

The minister emphasised on the need to have a ceasefire in Gaza, which would calm the situation between Hezbollah and Israel.

While Lebanese leaders seem to agree, Baerbock says they do not have any effective access on the ground, "not even to Hezbollah".