The official added that the Israeli steps will include the possibility of conducting a ground operation, before the assassination of the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli air strike on the southern suburb.
A spokesman for the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) confirmed that the United States did not receive prior notification about Israel’s strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Axios also quoted American officials who denied what an Israeli official said Tel Aviv I reported Washington process before its implementation.
The two officials added that Israel The United States was not informed before the attack in Beirut, and he said: “The United States was not involved in this attack and did not know about it in advance.”
Washington’s support for Israel
A day before the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the United States would continue to provide military support to Israel, but warned that the outbreak of an all-out conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group would be devastating.
Austin said after a meeting with his British and Australian counterparts in London: “We have been committed from the beginning to helping Israel and providing them with the necessary things to be able to protect the sovereignty of their lands, and that has not changed and will not change in the future.”
Austin explained that there is a risk of an all-out war breaking out between Hezbollah and Israel, but he added that… Diplomatic solution It is still possible.
Following other developments in the region, the US President ordered Joe Biden The Ministry of Defense, to “evaluate and adjust the position of US forces in the Middle East as necessary.”
The White House stated that Biden directed his team to ensure that US embassies in the region take all precautionary measures.
