The United States supports the Israeli military’s current limited ground operations in Lebanon, but opposes its deeper expansion into the country or the development of a long-term Israeli military presence, as has been the case in the past, the spokesman said. of the State Department, Matthew Miller.
“We are aware of Israel’s long history of starting with limited ground operations in Lebanon, developing into larger ground operations and becoming an occupation, which we very clearly oppose. We want them to limit their operations to what we have seen so far. “It’s about the amount of territory they invade in Lebanon, not the number of troops they deploy,” Miller said.
He also noted that there is ultimately a desire to re-implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which involves the withdrawal of Israeli troops abroad. It is important to avoid the situation in Lebanon resembling the situation in Gaza.
Previously, Cursor wrote that Mossad chief David Barnea informed CIA Director Bill Burns that any potential ceasefire agreement with the terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon must include a hostage agreement with Hamas militants in Lebanon. Loop.
