Israel «will fight a two-front war involving the US and Iran»

A massive military strike against Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border has been ruled out. Photo: JALAA MAREY/AFP

US officials reportedly believe Israel will fight a two-front war that could involve both Washington and Tehran.

Israel exchanged fire on its northern border with Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist group, and sent reinforcements to prevent a ground invasion.

Yoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, advocates a pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah before invading Gaza Strip, The New York Times reports.

Unnamed U.S. officials said those concerns “have receded for now,” but the idea has been taken seriously by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

< p>Officials said the US warned Israel against a massive attack. attack on Hezbollah across the border with Lebanon, when this idea was most actively promoted immediately after the Hamas attack on October 7.

American The aircraft carriers were placed on standby due to fears of an escalation in the Middle East following the Hamas attack. Photo: Maxwell Orlosky/US Navy/AFP

One plan that Israeli officials reportedly proposed was to use the pretext of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip as cover for a larger attack in the north, but Mr. Netanyahu reportedly «shelved» the proposal .

Two possibilities remain a concern among officials, according to the report. «Israel's overreaction to Hezbollah's rocket attacks and harsh Israeli tactics in the expected ground offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which will force Hezbollah to enter the war,» the document says.

US diplomats have also used shuttle diplomacy with various Arab allies, asking them to try to contain Hezbollah through the influence they can have over the terrorist group.

'Hard questions' about all-out war

Joe Biden reportedly US President, asked «tough questions» about full-scale war. «tough questions» about all-out war with Hezbollah, as well as Hamas when he joined Israel's war cabinet last week.

He cited disastrous U.S. decisions that led to long, open-ended wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

CIA intelligence believes that the Israeli army may not be able to withstand the combined forces of Hamas and Hezbollah. According to the newspaper, the army has become weaker due to mass protests against Mr. Netanyahu's proposed judicial reform.

Tit-for-tat exchanges across the Lebanese border have so far followed long-standing rules in a conflict in which Neither side is leading to a sharp escalation, despite periodic rocket attacks.