Israeli ministers agree to operational strategy for ground invasion hours after officials in the US confirmed a ‘limited’ invasion of Lebanon was coming, drawing frustration from Jerusalem.
Ministers in Israel’s Political-Security Cabinet in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time agreed on an operational strategy for Israel’s « limited » invasion into Lebanon, but tensions were high after officials were reportedly frustrated that the news of the operation had been leaked hours before they even met.
An unnamed U.S. security official confirmed to Fox News and other outlets Monday morning that a « limited » invasion into Lebanon was imminent. And when questioned by reporters on it later, President Biden appeared to confirm the claims and said, « I’m more aware than you might know. »
But when asked if he was comfortable with the operational plans, he said, « I’m comfortable with them stopping. We should have a cease-fire now. »
Similarly, during a U.S. State Department briefing later in the day, spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, « They have been informing us about a number of operations. »
« They have, at this time, told us that those are limited operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure near the border.
