Published September 25,2024
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The United States stated Wednesday {that a} missile launched by Hezbollah in Lebanon at Tel Aviv in Israel was “deeply concerning,” however {that a} diplomatic route stays to keep away from “all-out war.”
“It’s certainly deeply concerning, obviously to the Israelis, of course, but also to us,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby instructed CNN.
“There is still time and space for a diplomatic solution here to de-escalate the tensions and to prevent an all-out war.”
Speaking individually on NBC’s “Today Show,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken additionally urged a diplomatic answer to the battle, which was unleashed after Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault on Israel from Gaza.
“What everyone wants is to have a secure environment in which people can simply return home, kids can go back to school… the best way to get that is not through war, not through escalation, it would be through a diplomatic agreement.”
Discussing the stalled ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel — which the United States is mediating together with Egypt and Qatar — Blinken stated: “we have a piece of paper, an agreement. It’s got 18 paragraphs — 15 of those paragraphs have been agreed between Hamas and Israel.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr