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US defense chief voices concern to Gallant over reported targeting of UN peacekeepers
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Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, right, and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin shake hands while delivering joint statements at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant on Saturday, expressing “deep concern” over reports that Israeli forces fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Lebanon, the US Department of Defense says in a statement.
Austin called for the safety and security of the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, and the Lebanese army, the readout says.
Austin also stressed the “need to pivot from military operations in Lebanon to a diplomatic pathway as soon as feasible.”
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