Their talks come as part of a series of explicit and anonymous leaks by US officials trying to pressure Israel against launching a war on Hezbollah.
Gen. Brown asked Israel to think of how a war would affect the region, as well as the impact it would have on US forces.
Israel will do what it needs to do, with or without international support. Still, the ball is in Hezbollah’s court.
Hezbollah has about 130,000 missiles that could quickly overwhelm Israel's air defense systems.
Policy experts explain the looming threat of Hezbollah, from their elite Radwan forces, support from Iran, and arsenal of precision weapons.
Early Friday morning , the IDF attacked a military structure belonging to Hezbollah and where terrorists were staying in southern Lebanon in Ayta ash Shab.
Hezbollah began launching rockets from hilltops and villages in southern Lebanon at Israel on Oct. 8 in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas.
Foreign ministers and top envoys from various Western countries have visited Lebanon in recent weeks to urge a diplomatic resolution to the fighting in the south.
The Hezbollah leader addressed Israelis evacuated from northern Israel, saying that if they want to return home they should demand the war in Gaza end.
The strike, part of a flare-up of border area hostilities between Israeli and Hezbollah forces, hit a home in south Lebanon, where Hezbollah enjoys widespread support.