The United Nations expresses its alarm and called for all sides to respect the ceasefire as Israel expanded its offensive into Lebanon, while negotiations to end the US-Iran war appeared in peril. "We are deeply alarmed by the escalation in military activities across southern Lebanon and beyond," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, says. "We urge all actors to respect the cessation of hostilities and avoid further escalation." SOUNDBITE Interested in