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HEADLINE: US urges Israel’s Gallant to pursue diplomacy against Hezbollah
TEASER: The UN humanitarian officer says the situation in Gaza is barely livable
PUBLISHED AT: 6/25/24,
BYLINE: Katherine Gypson
PRODUCERS: Katherine Gypson
CONTRIBUTING: Kim Lewis
DATELINE: Washington
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with U.S Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Washington on Tuesday, a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Gallant against allowing the conflict with Hamas in Gaza to expand. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson has more.]]
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((AP Lebanon-Wide shots of explosion aftermath on the border at 00:20))
Concern growing Tuesday as increased shelling at the Israel-Lebanon border raises the prospect of a broader regional conflict….
((Open for nat of explosion in AP Lebanon at 00:04))
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((AP Pentagon Meeting-Opening broll of honor cordon for Gallant on Pentagon steps))
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant continued his Washington meetings, joining Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, who called for a diplomatic solution.
((Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense))
((AP Pentagon Meeting-SOT 1))
“Hezbollah's provocations threaten to drag the Israeli and Lebanese people into a war that they do not want, and such a war would be a catastrophe for Lebanon, and it would be devastating for innocent Israeli and Lebanese civilians.”
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((More cutaways of Gallant-Austin meeting))
Gallant said Israel was at a crossroads that would impact the entire Middle East.
((Yoav Gallant, Israeli Minister of Defense))
((AP Pentagon Meeting-SOT 2))
“In the north, we are determined to establish security, changing the reality on the ground and bringing our communities safely back home.”
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((Reuters Gaza Explosion-Broll of fighting Tuesday))
Israel has rejected Hamas’ demand that a temporary cease-fire in the eight-month-old conflict result in the end of the war. One analyst told VOA that Gallant is a key link for the United States as it continues those negotiations.
((Radio version: Raphael Cohen is the director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program at RAND Project AIR FORCE))
((Raphael Cohen, RAND's Project Air Force))
((Raphael Cohen at 1:35))
“The Biden administration has generally seen Defense Minister Gallant as an actual ally in this endeavor. Gallant sort of offered his own postwar plan several months ago. It wasn't bought off by the Netanyahu administration. So, I think Secretary Austin and Secretary Blinken believe that they have some sort of willing partner in Gallant. That could be a useful intermediary with the Netanyahu government.”
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The war began October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking some 240 people hostage. Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish civilians from combatants, says more than 37,000 Palestinians have died since the beginning of hostilities.
((Open for nat of Mother holding shrouded corpse of a child and crying in AP Gaza War Funeral at 00:43))
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((Exteriors of United Nations at beginning of AP United Nations))
At the United Nations Tuesday, humanitarian affairs officer Yasmina Guerda warned that the situation in Gaza is dire.
((Yasmina Guerda, UN Humanitarian Affairs Officer))
((AP-UN Gaza Aid-SOT 1))
“None of them have living conditions. What they have, if you look closely, is survival conditions. And barely. They’re holding on by a thread.”
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((Reuters Gaza Aid Pier-Broll of aid trucks driving off of ships at US pier))
The U.S. State Department said Tuesday many land aid convoys in Gaza are not reaching civilians due to criminal targeting.
((Radio version: Matthew Miller is the spokesperson for the US State Department))
((Matthew Miller, State Department Spokesperson))
((State Department Briefing at about 1:26 pm Tuesday))
“The work remains ongoing. The situation is still incredibly dire. We need to continue to get more humanitarian assistance into the north and, of course, address the stagnation — and in some cases the reversal of — the situation in the south.”
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((Opening sequence of severely thin young girl being examined for malnutrition in Reuters Gaza Malnutrition))
Miller said an end to the conflict is the only reliable way to end the suffering in Gaza.
((Katherine Gypson, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Embargo DateJune 25, 2024 20:50 EDT
BylineKatherine Gypson
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
