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Israeli Military Says Four Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli soldier, Mordechai Haim Amoyal during his funeral in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, 25 October 2024. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli soldier, Mordechai Haim Amoyal during his funeral in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, 25 October 2024. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
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Israeli Military Says Four Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon

Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli soldier, Mordechai Haim Amoyal during his funeral in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, 25 October 2024. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of Israeli soldier, Mordechai Haim Amoyal during his funeral in Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, 25 October 2024. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Four Israeli soldiers were killed in south Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iran-backed Hezbollah, the Israeli military said on Sunday.
On Saturday, an airstrike on Lebanon’s village of Marjayoun resulted in five fatalities and one injury, Israel’s health ministry had said.
Israel continues its airstrikes targeting Hezbollah positions in Lebanon.
On Sunday, the Israeli army said it hit Hezbollah weapons manufacturing sites and arms depot in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The Israeli military’s Arabic spokesperson had earlier issued evacuation orders calling on residents of two areas to evacuate their homes, adding that Hezbollah facilities there would soon be hit.

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US Says Committed to 'Diplomatic Resolution' in Lebanon

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)
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US Says Committed to 'Diplomatic Resolution' in Lebanon

FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)
FILE - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks in Greenwich, London, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve "dire" conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart.

Austin "reiterated US commitment to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon that allows Israeli and Lebanese civilians to return safely to their homes on both sides of the border" in his call with Israel Katz, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.

Austin also "urged the Government of Israel to continue to take steps to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza and emphasized the US commitment to securing the release of all hostages, including US citizens."

Lebanon said Saturday that an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 11 people.

Israel stepped up its campaign against the Hezbollah militant group in late September, targeting its strongholds in Lebanon.

Lebanon's health ministry says at least 3,645 people have been killed since October 2023, when Hezbollah began trading fire with Israel in solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas.

The United Nations and others have repeatedly decried humanitarian conditions, particularly in northern Gaza, where Israel said Friday it had killed two commanders involved in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack.

In the call with Katz, Austin also discussed ongoing Israeli operations and reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad commitment to Israel's security," the Pentagon said.