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The United States calls for diplomacy in resolving tensions on Lebanon after Israeli strikes in its northern neighbor. "We continue to believe that there is a diplomatic path forward and we will continue to push forward to try to resolve this issue diplomatically," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin calls on the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah to avoid provoking a wider conflict amid near-daily skirmishes along the Israel-Lebanon border since Israel's war with Hamas. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on all actors to exercise "restraint" after a barrage of rockets was fired from Lebanon toward Israel, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric says. "We urge the parties to avoid any further escalation," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Beirut (Lebanon), June 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Wael Hamzeh) Beirut hosts the thirteenth edition of the Cabriolet open-air film festival and people watch the film projected from the steps of St. Nicholas in Gemmayzeh, area which was restored after the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020.