Report: US relieved as Israel-Hezbollah war becomes unlikely
Washington is opposed to an expansion of the confrontations and is exerting major pressures to contain the escalation in Gaza and the West Bank, a diplomatic source said.
The U.S. administration is meanwhile relieved that the chances of a bigger Israel-Hezbollah war have diminished, the source told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Thursday.
“This matter helps and contributes to boosting the chances of a diplomatic solution,” the source added.
“Washington will continue its intensive efforts in this regard, while stressing that all parties should avoid making any escalatory step that would further worsen the situation and push to a broad war in which no party has an interest,” the source went on to say.
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