The Biden administration is highly concerned Israel and Hezbollah are miscalculating as they escalate their rhetoric and fighting on the ground.
Black smoke billows following an Israel i air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese- Israel i border on Jun. 21, 2024. Photo: Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Imagesis wrong to think the U.S. would be able to stop Israel from invading Lebanon if the militia continues its attacks, according to a U.S. official, an Israel i official and a Western diplomat briefed on the issue.
According to the sources, Hochstein said the U.S. won't be able to hold Israel back if the situation on the border continues to escalate and that Hezbollah needs to indirectly negotiate with Israel instead of ratcheting up tensions. A U.S. official said Biden's advisers told Dermer and Hanegbi they are working on a diplomatic solution, but if there's a war in Lebanon because Hezbollah decides to attach itself to Hamas' leader Yahya Sinwar's interests, the U.S. will fully support Israel.Israeli and U.S. officials are trying to find an off-ramp that is short of a ceasefire in Gaza — which doesn't seem to be imminent — but will de-escalate the situation at the Lebanon-Israel border.
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