Blinken tells Israeli officials of need to avoid further escalation with Lebanon

Blinken tells Israeli officials of need to avoid further escalation with Lebanon
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Reuters)
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Updated 21 June 2024
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Blinken tells Israeli officials of need to avoid further escalation with Lebanon

Blinken tells Israeli officials of need to avoid further escalation with Lebanon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli officials during a meeting on Thursday of the need to avoid further escalation in Lebanon amid the war in Gaza, the State Department said.

Blinken was meeting Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Ron Dermer, Israel’s minister for strategic affairs.