UN warns widening Middle East conflict threatens health of millions

GENEVA — United Nations human rights officials warn the widening conflict and military escalation across the Middle East are putting “the lives and well-being of potentially millions of people across the region at risk” and diminishing prospects for peace. “I’m having trouble finding the right words today to just describe how terrible this situation has been for civilians” on the ground in Lebanon, Gaza, Israel and Syria, Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the U.N. high commissioner for human rights...