"Colombia condemned on Saturday the attacks by Israel and the United States against Iran and demanded the immediate cessation of hostilities. Speaking during a session of the United Nations Security Council in New York, Colombian representative Leonor Zalabata said that attacks affect the civilian population most profoundly, "We condemn any military action contrary to the Charter, whoever it may come from," Zalabata said. No State can unilaterally claim the right to attack another in order to impose regime change.” She stressed that the prohibition of the use or threat of force, enshrined in the UN Charter, "does not allow selective interpretations" and warned that when that principle is transgressed "international security does not prevail, the law of the strongest prevails." Zalabata maintained that Colombia "condemns the attacks and stands in solidarity with the peoples of Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait," while expressing "deep concern over the human cost of this escalation." She stated that the bombardments are exposing entire communities "to fear and risk, including girls and boys," and stressed that "no military objective can justify, under any circumstances, civilians being caught in the crossfire or becoming victims of indiscriminate attacks." "We strongly condemn the reported attacks against civilians and civilian objects in clear violation of international humanitarian law, in particular the principle of distinction, and we urge the immediate cessation of hostilities," she added. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the current escalation in the Middle East constitutes a "serious threat to peace" and international security, and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities."