At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Middle East tension

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At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Middle East tension
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'Full scale war is not in anyone's interest, even if situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible,' Biden tells the UN General Assembly

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He sought to calm tensions as the nearly year-long war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip now threatens to engulf Lebanon — where Israel targeted more than a thousand Hezbollah targets on Monday. “We cannot grow weary, we cannot look away, and we will not let up on our support for Ukraine, not until Ukraine wins with a just, durable peace,” he said.

Countering China and Iran, which backs both Hamas and Hezbollah, have consumed major chunks of the president’s time. He said the United States was seeking to responsibly manage competition with China so it does not veer into conflict. Ukraine and Russia, Gaza, Iran and China all figure to linger on as challenges for the next president, whether Biden’s successor is his vice president,

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