The Biden administration’s policy regarding Israel-Hezbollah tensions appeared to shift dramatically within hours last week.
US President Joe Biden began the day on September 30 by calling for a “ceasefire now” along the Blue Line dividing Israeli and Lebanese territory, telling reporters who shouted questions at him that he was aware of Israeli plans to soon launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon and that he was “comfortable with them stopping.”
But hours later, the IDF announced that it had begun a series of raids aimed at dismantling Hezbollah posts on the Lebanese side of the b
While Biden’s public comments left little room for interpretation, the White House quickly dropped its call for an immediate ceasefire once it became clear that Israel wasn’t prepared to agree to one.
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US President Joe Biden began the day on September 30 by calling for a “ceasefire now” along the Blue Line dividing Israeli and Lebanese territory, telling reporters who shouted questions at him that he was aware of Israeli plans to soon launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon and that he was “comfortable with them stopping.”
But hours later, the IDF announced that it had begun a series of raids aimed at dismantling Hezbollah posts on the Lebanese side of the b
While Biden’s public comments left little room for interpretation, the White House quickly dropped its call for an immediate ceasefire once it became clear that Israel wasn’t prepared to agree to one.
More

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