Current US diplomatic efforts to free hostages in Gaza are ineffective, a tougher stance against Hamas and its supporters is necessary to prevent future attacks.
The US pushes diplomacy as Israel considers Lebanon ground operation following Nasrallah's assassination and rising regional tensions.
The Secretary of State also took the moment to warn Israel’s enemies not to use the regional instability to attack American targets.
Washington has faced mounting global and domestic criticism over its backing of Israel amid the escalation of conflict in Lebanon.
The Middle East is on edge after deadly attacks that blew up radios and pagers of Hezbollah, killing 37 people and wounding around 3,000 and overwhelming Lebanese hospitals.
Cairo says it won’t accept permanent IDF presence along Philadelphi corridor.
In a meeting with US officials, Yair Lapid spoke on the urgency of a solution on the Lebanon front and securing Hamas negotiations for the release of hostages.
In other words, reducing tensions and cooperating on issues of shared interest, like climate and de-escalation channels, while competing in all other areas.
Bloomberg further cited the officials as saying that such joint operations had increased in recent months.
Both countries stressed the desire to avoid regional escalation and work towards a two-state solution.
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