US Secretary of State Antony Blinken sticks to longheld administration talking points regarding Israel-Hezbollah tensions when asked whether he’s concerned about the significant escalation over the past day since the IDF killed a senior commander of the Iran-backed terror group.
He responds that “no one is looking to start a war, to have escalation,” and that most believe a diplomatic resolution is the best path to ending the conflict.
Such a resolution must allow the return of the 60,000 Israelis forced to evacuate their homes as well as those in Lebanon who were compelled to do the same, Blinken says during a press conference from Doha.
He stresses that securing a ceasefire in Gaza is the best way to wind down the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
“It will take away a justification that Hezbollah has claimed for the attacks it has been engaged in and open a pathway to actually resolve this diplomatically. That’s what we’re determined to do,” Blinken says.
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