Since Oct. 7, the Biden administration has been furiously working behind the scenes to lower the chances of a conflagration that could draw in the U.S. or put at further risk U.S. troops who are in the region in Syria, Iraq and Jordan.
A barrage of missiles this week exchanged between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have made U.S. officials increasingly concerned that the escalation could spiral the war-torn region into a broader conflict between the U.S. ally and Iranian-backed militia. Amos Hochstein, a top diplomatic adviser to President Biden, is headed to Israel Monday to work on de-escalating the conflict, according to a U.S. official.U.S. officials expressed concern about several scenarios.
7 attack by Hamas in Israel and the launch of the war in Gaza, many residents of northern Israel and southern Lebanon left their homes out of concern that they were living in an area that could soon become a battlefield.The increased tit-for-tat cross border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah make it harder for the U.S. to ease tensions in the region, particularly if the Biden administration's efforts to broker a hostage and cease-fire deal in Gaza founder.
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