US special envoy to the region Amos Hochstein blasts what he calls “irresponsible reporting” claiming that the US gave Israel the go-ahead to launch a ground offensive in Lebanon.
“Lots of wrong, irresponsible reporting these last few days. US did not ‘green light’ military operations in Lebanon,” he writes on X.
“Ultimately, only a diplomatic resolution will allow residents to return home. We continue to work [with the] governments of Israel & Lebanon on [the] best path to restore calm,” Hochstein says.
Earlier this week, a US official told The Times of Israel that the Biden administration understands and accepts what Israel is trying to accomplish with a limited ground incursion into Lebanon.
Israeli officials have told their US counterparts that the goal of the limited operation is to remove Hezbollah positions along Israel’s northern border, creating the conditions for a diplomatic agreement under which the terror group’s forces would be pushed back beyond the Litani River, in line with UN Security Council resolution, an Israeli official said.
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