Update: Amit Segal reports the US agrees with strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs if Hezbollah continues to targets Israeli towns and villages. Addionally, Segal reports that the White House has denied the derogatory comments reportedly made by Trump regarding Netanyahu and Israel.
Peloni: Prof. Kobi Michael, Senior Researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies and the Misgav institute, reviews the actions taken by the US to countermand Israel’s announced attack on Beirut. Trump’s preference to reaffirm his linkage of the war in Lebanon to his negotiations with Iran diminishes Israel’s position in the region, reinforces the subjugation of Lebanon under Iran’s suzerainty, and strengthens Iran’s regional and international outlook rather than diminishing it. While the nature between the US and Israel is not that of equal powers, it is not in Washington’s interest to treat Israel with the lack of respect and influence which is inherently due to its partner in this war.
Furthermore, while Washington announced a ceasefire, this ceasefire was no more accurately termed as such than was the original ceasefire Trump imposed upon Israel on April 16, stating “Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!”
By World Economic Forum – Flickr: Mark Carney – World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012, CC BY-SA 2.0, 



Anti-government protests over judicial reform financed by US govt under the Biden administration. Screengrab via Youtube


Muslim Brotherhood Flag. Phaoto: Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji. Screengrab via Youtube
