The United States is pressing Israel to avoid a major war against Lebanon's Hezbollah, with top American officials urging a diplomatic solution in order to prevent another Middle East crisis.
Commrades attend the funeral of killed Hezbollah fighter Wehbi Mohammed Ibrahim, in the village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon on June 20, 2024, amid continuing tensions on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hezbollah said it fired"dozens" of rockets into northern Israel on July 20, 2024, in retaliation for a deadly strike in south Lebanon, a day after a fiery speech from the group's leader.
"The stakes are significant for two reasons. First, another Israel-Lebanon war would be very destructive on both sides," Cohen said. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is on a visit to Washington seeking to reaffirm the value of ties with Israel's top ally, and American officials have taken the opportunity to push for a diplomatic solution to the fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli troops.
Gallant said Monday that the United States and Israel "must resolve the differences between us quickly and stand together -- this is how we will achieve our goals and weaken our enemies.""I think the question is less whether this adds to the tension between Biden and Netanyahu, but rather by how much," Cohen said.
"But neither side wants to back down," he said, likening it to "a grand game of chicken where both sides are seeing who swerves first."#PhilstarPicks: Honor every type of dad with these finds from UrbanizeUS President Joe Biden said Monday he was"deeply disturbed" by reports that a woman allegedly attempted to drown a Palestinian-American...
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