The White House on July 29 urged Israel to avoid escalating tensions with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist group following a rocket attack that killed 12 children at a soccer field in the Golan Heights.
Israel has every right to respond, White House Urges Israel News in USA
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said during a call with reporters. “But nobody wants a broader war, and I’m confident that we’ll be able to avoid such an outcome.
Mr. Kirby said U.S. officials spoke with their Israeli counterparts over the weekend, but he declined to provide any details. White House Urges Israel News in USA
I want to let the Israelis speak to whatever their response to this attack is going to be,” he said. “We don’t want to see the war escalate.
We don’t want to see a second front opened up there in the north. What we want to do, and what we’re so focused on, is finding a diplomatic solution.” Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Lebanese group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. White House Urges Israel News in USA
In a statement on July 28, the United States attributed the rocket attack to Hezbollah, following discussions with Israeli and Lebanese authorities.
According to Ms. Watson, in order to put an end to attacks and enable people on both sides of the border to safely return home, the United States is also attempting to broker a diplomatic settlement along the “Blue Line,” the border drawn by the United Nations between Israel and Lebanon.
Following the rocket attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised reprisal, stating that his government will exact a “heavy price” on the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
On July 27, he declared, “Israel will not overlook this murderous attack.”
The rocket strike took place in Majdal Shams, a Druze-populated village in the Golan Heights approximately seven miles from the Israeli-Lebanese border. Hezbollah has denied claiming responsibility for the attack. Hezbollah hasn’t targeted any civilians, Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib informed media networks on July 28.
