US mediator Amos Hochstein has warned Israel over escalating the fight with Hezbollah in Lebanon after Israel’s security cabinet expanded its war objectives to include the return of the residents of the north to their homes.
US media reported that the message was delivered in meetings that Hochstein held with PM Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on Monday.
Israel and Hezbollah have been escalating cross-border attacks, raising fears of a war with Lebanon that could spiral into a regional conflict. Hezbollah has said it would stop the attacks if Israel ceases its war in Gaza.