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While the planes are in the air: Here's how Biden prevented Netanyahu from starting a war in the north | Israel Hayom

12/23/2023, 5:12:28 PM

Highlights: US President Joe Biden persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to start a war against Hezbollah in the north. According to the Wall Street Journal, the president spoke with the Israeli prime minister at the beginning of the war for 45 minutes. It was also reported that Israel had intelligence about a Hezbollah infiltration, which the US considered "unreliable" In a conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu on October 11, when Israeli Air Force planes had already taken off and were on their way to attack Lebanon, Biden prevented the operation, claiming that such an action would lead to a regional war.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the president spoke with the Israeli prime minister at the beginning of the war for 45 minutes • It was also reported that Israel had intelligence about a Hezbollah infiltration, which the US considered "unreliable"

In a 45-minute conversation at the beginning of the war, US President Joe Biden persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to start a war against Hezbollah in the north. That's according to a report published Saturday in The Wall Street Journal

According to the report in the American newspaper, Israel had intelligence that Hezbollah was planning to carry out infiltrations on the Lebanese border, intelligence information that the United States found unreliable.

In a conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu on October 11, when Israeli Air Force planes had already taken off and were on their way to attack Lebanon, President Biden prevented the operation, claiming that such an action would lead to a regional war.

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