21.   At a briefing at Pakistan Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, Quereshi warned that India was rapidly escalating the conflict.

22.   Both sides have suffered heavy casualties, but guerrilla rocket attacks on Israeli territory are rare and have the potential to escalate the conflict.

23.   Both sides were accusing the other of escalating the conflict.

24.   Cardoso and Putin also discussed the situation in the Middle East and Afghanistan and called on India and Pakistan to refrain from escalating their conflict.

25.   Eritrea requested an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Saturday after Ethiopian troops crossed the border, escalating the conflict between the Horn of African neighbors.

26.   France has urged all parties to avoid escalating the conflict.

27.   Gissin accused Arafat of trying to escalate the conflict by allowing the suicide bombings in order to attract international attention.

28.   However, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Israel would not escalate the conflict just for the sake of escalation.

29.   However, the Palestinians and many Arab supporters accuse Sharon of escalating the conflict and say he has no intent of hold serious peace negotiations.

30.   Late Monday, the foreign ministers from both countries traded accusations that each side was escalating the conflict which began in mid-May.