The United States will provide full support to Israel in case of a large-scale war with the movement Hezbollah, as confirmed by a senior official in Joe Biden’s government within the framework of the meetings that were held in Washington to maintain a “strategic dialogue” regarding the conflict in the Middle East.
Present at the meeting were the national security advisor, Tsachi Hanegbi, Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Ron Dermer, US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. According to a source from the US administration, they will maintain their support for the Jewish State in the face of the worsening armed conflict.
The US and its alliance with Israel
The US has been a strong ally of Israel and has provided significant military and financial aid over the years. However, last month it was called into question after the US government stopped a shipment of bombs to Israel fearing a large-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The promises of support come after the Israel Defense Forces approved plans for possible offensive actions in Lebanonand Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that Israeli authorities are close to a decision to “change the rules of the game against Lebanon and Hezbollah.”
The head of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim paramilitary group, Hassan Nasrallah, responded with his readiness to attack any part of Israeli territory in the event of a large-scale conflict and threatened to a war with Cypruswhich provides the Israeli army with ports and airfields for exercises.
Conflict escalates in the Gaza Strip
The Israeli forces launched bombings on Rafah and other areas of the Gaza Stripwhile engaging in direct combat with Hamas-led fighters, according to Israeli residents and military personnel.
Residents in the area said the Israelis appeared to be trying to complete the takeover of Rafah, the town at the southern end of the enclave that has been the target of an Israeli attack since early May. This triggers a new wave of city displacementswhich housed more than a million displaced people, most of whom were forced to flee again.
The Israeli army declared on Friday that its forces were carrying out “precise, intelligence-based” operations in the Ráfah area, where troops were engaging in direct combat and had discovered tunnels used by militiamen. Some residents commented that the pace of The Israeli incursion intensified in the last two dayswith constant explosions and gunshots that indicated intense clashes.
After more than eight months of conflict in Gazathe Israeli advance is now concentrated in the last two areas that its forces had not yet assaulted: Ráfah, in the far south, and the surroundings of Deir al-Balah, in the center.
Source: Ambito
