Hezbollah-Israel conflict not inevitable: US defense secretary

July 30, 2024 - 18:15

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he does not believe that a fight between Israel and Hezbollah is inevitable, saying that Washington would like to see things resolved in a diplomatic fashion.

Austin made the comments at a joint media conference in Manila, the Philippines, following security talks between himself, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and their respective Philippine counterparts, Gilberto Teodoro and Enrique Manalo.