US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Israel that fighting Hezbollah will only make it more difficult for more than 60,000 displaced people to return home, as he pushes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking today with Strategy Secretary Ron Dermer on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said that Israel's escalation against Hezbollah will only make it more difficult for the Biden administration to achieve its goal of returning displaced people. He reiterated his belief. Israelis head to their hometowns along the northern border.
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“A diplomatic solution will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes…Further escalation of the conflict will only make that goal more difficult,” Blinken said, according to US media reports. Ta.
President Joe Biden supports a 21-day ceasefire that his administration says he agreed to with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but Netanyahu's government denies approving it. Hezbollah has not commented.
The Biden administration has been trying to use diplomacy for nearly a year to resolve the conflict that erupted when the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah began firing projectiles at Israeli cities without any provocation. .
Israel initially retaliated by simply firing shots at the attacked areas. It then began targeting Hezbollah leaders and weapons depots throughout southern Lebanon. It is currently preparing for a ground attack on Lebanon.
Israel's goal is to push Hezbollah back to the Litani River and limit its ability to fire on Israeli civilians. Alternatively, they hope that by continuing military pressure Hezbollah will agree to stop shooting at Israel.
Hezbollah has not responded to diplomatic efforts, insisting that Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and for Israel to abandon key military positions on the Israeli side of the border, which Israel flatly rejects. I am doing it.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, approved in 2006, requires Hezbollah to leave the border with Israel and disarm. The United Nations has been unable to implement its own resolutions because Iran has armed Hezbollah for years.
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