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Gallant told Blinken Israel prefers diplomatic solution in Lebanon: US State Department
25 June 2024 19:12 BST
The Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that Israel would prefer a diplomatic resolution to the conflict with Lebanon's Iran-backed group Hezbollah, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
Gallant alongside Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, are preparing for potential arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
On 20 May, ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced that he had requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip.