US says committed to ‘diplomatic resolution’ in Lebanon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve 'dire' conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart. (AFP/File)
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  • Austin “reiterated US commitment to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon”

WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve ‘dire’ conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.
Austin “reiterated US commitment to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon” in his call with Israel Katz, while also pushing Israel “to continue to take steps to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza,” according to a Pentagon spokesperson.