Pentagon chief calls on Israel to scale back Beirut strikes
Israel scale back some of its strikes in and around the Lebanese capital of Beirut, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, adding the number of civilian casualties was «far too high.»
Austin's comments came hours after Israel carried out heavy strikes on several locations in the city's southern suburbs, leaving thick plumes of smoke wafting over the city horizon throughout the evening. Israel said it struck arms facilities belonging to Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Tens of thousands of people have fled the southern suburbs — once a densely populated zone that also housed Hezbollah offices and underground installations — since Israel began regular strikes there about three weeks ago.
«We'd like to see Israel scale back on some of the strikes it's taking, especially in and around Beirut,» Austin told reporters at a G7 defense gathering in the Italian city of Naples.
«And we'd like to see things transition to some sort of negotiation that will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes.»
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