The United States considers that the incursion of Israeli infantry forces have begun in southern Lebanon and that Iran has not taken steps to carry out a military response imminent attack against the Jewish State, as indicated by two US officials to the NBC channel.
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Israel has notified Washington of its plan to begin the ground incursion into southern Lebanon in a manner limited in scale and duration, according to sources. The start of the operation coincides with what Washington expected, according to the plans detailed by Israel with its American ally in the last hours.
The same sources assured that Iran does not appear to be carrying out movements of military equipment or military assets that could indicate an imminent response from Tehran. something that the Iranian Government has reiterated that it reserves as a right to respond to the Israeli escalation.
Iran has indicated to the United States through the channels enabled to communicate with its adversary that it has no intention of being dragged into a broader war with Israel, NBC said. Israel informed the United States that it is planning to carry out limited-range ground operations against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, the US State Department confirmed this Monday.
“I have seen some reports about ground operations. We had some conversations with them. They told us that these are limited operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure near the border,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller explained in a briefing. press.
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