The Biden administration has cautioned Israel in recent weeks against the notion of "a limited war" in Lebanon and warned it could push Iran to intervene, two U.S. officials and one Israeli official told Axios.
The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that has been ongoing since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas dramatically escalated in the last two weeks, prompting some people inside the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Cabinet to call for significantly expanding the fighting against Hezbollah.
U.S. and Israeli officials said there is growing concern in the IDF and the Israeli Ministry of Defense that the situation in Lebanon is reaching a turning point.
The U.S. and France have been trying to find a diplomatic solution to reduce tensions at the border but haven't made progress yet.Preventing an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah that could lead to wide-ranging destruction in Lebanon and Israel has been a key objective for the Biden administration in its efforts to prevent the fighting in Gaza from expanding into a much wider regional conflict.
The Biden administration believes it will be impossible to restore calm to the Israeli-Lebanese border without a ceasefire in Gaza.
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@ApplesRichieVeteran2yrs2Y
None of this will stop until Hezbollah and Iran are successfully deterred.
@R3f0rmJasmineForward2yrs2Y
Gaza is almost clear, Lebanon is next, then Iran. Still far from over
@FondDotterelGreen2yrs2Y
Who will fight for Israel against Iran?
Let me explain this. Hezbollah launched 4,000 rockets, missiles and drones at Israel. Then Iran says that any Israeli response will bring Iran into the war, re-writing the equation...then Iran speaks to the US...the US tells Israel not to respond...and Israel's leadership sleep walks into yet another trap...letting Iran now basically run northern Israel in a "campaign between the wars" inside Israel...so quietly Israel is now deterred
@ChileBradyGreen2yrs2Y
Israel needs to be dealt with
@AmusedHoopoeSocialist2yrs2Y
Let me guess Netanyahu then ordered Biden to deal with Iran while he turns Lebanon into Gaza and Biden was like “yes boss.?”
@ThirdPartyRubyVeteran2yrs2Y
Northern Israel is burning after its citizens have been displaced for 8 months. War with Hezbollah is a horrible prospect, but the current state of events cannot continue. Israel should be free to resolve the situation as they see fit.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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