Israel launched new air strikes on Tehran and expanded its military campaign to include targets linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon on Monday, according to media reports.
The escalation came after US President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israeli military campaign against Iranian targets could continue for weeks, the Reuters news agency reported.
"Poland has been closely following and is concerned about the latest developments in the Middle East," the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
"We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, respect international law, and protect civilians," it added.
"We unwaveringly support a peaceful settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and of the dispute over the Iranian nuclear programme," the ministry said.
The statement added that Iranian society, "painfully affected" by recent political repression following a wave of protests, "deserves freedom, peace, stability and prosperity."
It also expressed "solidarity with Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Oman," which it said "have suffered as a result of the escalation of hostilities."
“We strongly condemn all attempts to spread the conflict across the Middle East,” the ministry said, adding that it was working to ensure the safety of Polish citizens in the region.
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Source: IAR, PAP