Israel and Lebanon ‘can choose different path’, says US defence chief in London
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIsrael and Lebanese Hezbollah “can choose a different path”, Joe Biden’s defence secretary has said, as he urged parties embroiled in Middle East conflict to reach a “viable” diplomatic solution.
Speaking in London alongside UK Defence Secretary John Healey and Australian deputy prime minister Richard Marles, Lloyd Austin vowed his government in Washington would “help Israel”.
But he warned all-out war along the eastern Mediterranean coast could devastate both Israel and the Hezbollah political party, which is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. READ MORE More details emerge over Piccadilly station Wi-Fi 'cyber attack' after site 'hacked with terror message' Mr Healey hosted the three politicians as part of Aukus deal talks, a security partnership between Australia, the UK and US.
The Defence Secretary described a “cloud of growing global insecurity” over their meeting when he spoke in the Painted Hall at Greenwich’s Old Naval College.
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