We have been concerned about the conflict escalating into an
all out regional war since October 7th and we have
worked round the clock with partners and allies, moving military
assets, engaging in intensive diplomacy both publicly and privately behind
the scenes to avert that outcome.
We continue to work to avert that outcome and our
hope is that the events of last night do not
spill out into an escalation that leads to regional war.
We are feverishly working in Cairo as we speak with
our team and the teams of the other mediators, as
well as with the Israelis, to get to a ceasefire
and hostage deal along the framework that President Biden laid
out, to get calm between Israel and along that border
between Israel and Lebanon, and ultimately to get to a
broader circumstance of regional stability.
And of course, we think that a part of that
is a credible path to A2 state solution for the
Palestinian people as well.