Biden-Harris Officials Reportedly Think Israel Making Right Moves Against Hezbollah — Even If Admin Says Otherwise

Top Biden-Harris administration officials secretly agree with Israel’s plans to combat Hezbollah, even if the administration publicly says otherwise, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Israel has dealt significant blows to Hezbollah in recent weeks, most recently starting a ground operation against the terrorist group in Lebanon on Monday. Though the Biden-Harris administration has openly distanced itself from Israel’s military operations against Hezbollah and has repeatedly called for a ceasefire, officials have privately told Israeli officials that they are making the right move, according to sources who spoke anonymously to Politico.

Israeli officials had told top Biden officials, including Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, in various calls in September their broad plan to shift their focus toward Hezbollah, though they offered few specific details, according to various officials who spoke to Politico. McGurk and Hochstein told their Israeli counterparts that they agreed the plan — which is ultimately to force Hezbollah into diplomatic talks through escalatory means — could work, given the timing and the nature of the situation on the ground in the region.

That’s a far cry, however, from what Biden and the administration say publicly.

“I’m comfortable with them stopping,” Biden told reporters