Diplomacy is still possible in the region, and conflict is not the solution, US Secretary of State says.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for path to diplomacy as Israel intensified its strikes in Lebanon, warning both Israel and Hezbollah to"stop firing".
"The most important thing to do through diplomacy is to try first to stop firing in both directions, and then to use the time that we would have in such a ceasefire to see if we can reach a broader diplomatic agreement," Blinken told reporters at a news conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday.
He said that one path is diplomacy and getting a ceasefire along the border between Israel and Lebanon, while the other path leads to conflict, violence, more suffering, and greater instability and insecurity.He reiterated the Biden administration's position that the US is still gathering information regarding Israel's recent military attacks on southern Beirut on Friday.
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