Report: US pressured Israel to limit response to Hezbollah mortar attack, not hit Beirut

The US pressured Israel to limit its response to yesterday’s mortar attack by Hezbollah and refrain from hitting Beirut, multiple Hebrew media sites report citing Israeli sources.

The US asked Israel to refrain from “nonproportional responses,” Ynet says.

Last night the Israeli military launched a wave of airstrikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired two mortars at the Mount Dov area for the first time since the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group took effect last week.

The US also pressured Lebanon to ensure Hezbollah did not step up attacks and endanger the ceasefire.

Hezbollah claimed that it launched the mortars in response to Israel’s “repeated violations” of the ceasefire deal, and said that it should serve as an “initial warning” over IDF strikes in Lebanon during the truce and the “continued violation of Lebanese airspace by hostile Israeli aircraft.”