Pentagon Chief in Middle East as Israel Under Growing Pressure to Protect Civilians
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in the Middle East in a bid to strengthen regional security as Israel continues its war against Hamas. Israel is facing growing pressure to protect civilians in its military operations and secure the release of all the hostages kidnapped during Hamas’s October 7 terrorist incursion. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the latest.
