According to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Kan), the US President’s administration sent Joe Biden A warning message to Israel, amid rising tensions on the northern border, which has been turbulent for about a year.
The United States urged Israel “Not reaching the highest level of military response against Hezbollah.”
Kan pointed out that the American message called on the Israelis to “leave room for a diplomatic solution, even in the event of a military response.”
According to the source, American officials fear that a comprehensive war between Israel andHezbollah to drag the United States into a wider conflict.
Kan did not mention how the message was conveyed from the United States to Israel, nor who undertook this task.
But in another context, the United States expressed its support for Israeli operations targeting Hezbollah’s capabilities, including striking missile launch pads, weapons depots, and drone production facilities near the Lebanese border, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12.
The channel quoted unnamed diplomatic sources as saying that “the American message emphasizes understanding Israel’s need to respond to Hezbollah’s provocations, however there is a clear call for restraint and caution to avoid a wider confrontation.”
