US Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in separate discussions on Friday with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri amidst ongoing Israeli military operations in the country, which included deadly strikes in Beirut on Thursday.
According to State Department reports of both conversations, Blinken reaffirmed the US' dedication to achieving a diplomatic resolution to the conflict along the Blue Line, a boundary established by the United Nations in 2000 to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces, spanning approximately 120 kilometers.
