MANILA (Reuters) – United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable, and said Washington would like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion. Austin made the comments on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Manila, following security talks between himself, U.S. Secretary of […]
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MANILA (Reuters) – United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable, and said Washington would like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion.
Austin made the comments on Tuesday at a joint press conference in Manila, following security talks between himself, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and their respective Philippine counterparts, Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo.
(Reporting by Simon Lewis; Writing by Karen Lema; Editing by John Mair)