US President Joe Biden’s administration and US intelligence officials are concerned about Israel’s plans for a ground invasion of Lebanon, which could begin in late spring or early summer. This was reported by CNN Citing senior US officials.
No final decision has yet been made in Israel, according to the channel, but anxiety within the Biden administration is so severe that the possibility of an invasion has become the subject of intelligence briefings for administration officials.
According to one of CNN’s interlocutors, officials are operating under the assumption that the Israeli military operation will take place in the coming months, perhaps next spring. He noted that Israeli military operation is quite possible.
The channel’s sources added that there are people in the Israeli government and army who are in favor of the occupation, and this could lead to serious tension, the extent of which is difficult to imagine.
Before that Axios portal reportedIt was stated that US officials are considering the possibility of delivering humanitarian aid to local residents in the Gaza Strip with military aircraft, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to do so by land.
The situation in the Middle East has worsened since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages were captured.
On this day, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
Formerly UN Secretary General acceptedHe said Lebanon could turn into “another Gaza” if tensions escalate.