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To: Don Green who wrote (38788)

10/17/2023 5:32:13 PM

From: Don Green

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White House weighs military response to Hezbollah

Map: Axios Visuals
The White House has been discussing the possibility of using military force if Hezbollah joins the war in Gaza and attacks Israel with its huge arsenal of rockets, U.S. and Israeli officials tell Axios' Barak Ravid.

Why it matters: Lebanon-based Hezbollah joining the war would dramatically escalate the Middle East's worst conflict in decades.

Two U.S. officials said Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Arab leaders in the region that the U.S. "is not fooling around" by sending so many military assets to support Israel.

The officials stressed that the administration is doing all it can to keep Hezbollah out of the war. But it's preparing for the opposite scenario.

Since the Gaza war began, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have increased, with daily skirmishes between the parties along the Israel-Lebanon border.

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