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Blinken shares 'deep concern' over exchanges of fire along Israel-Lebanon border
Back to Jordan now, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said in a meeting with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati that he "shared his deep concern" about exchanges of fire along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.
Blinken also stressed the importance of ensuring the Israel-Hamas conflict does not spread elsewhere, according to spokesperson Matthew Miller.
Miller says Blinken went on to thank Mikati for his leadership in preventing Lebanon from being pulled into a war and for his efforts with regional partners to "pursue durable and sustainable peace in the region".
Blinken also discussed US efforts to secure humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza and noted that Lebanon needs to select a president "to lead the country through both the regional and domestic crises", Miller adds.
