as sources reveal US knew its ally was planning 'something' against Hezbollah before deadly pager and walkie talkie attacks A series of fatal explosions of pagers and walkie talkies carried by Hezbollah fighters has heightened Pentagon concern about a potential ground war erupting in Lebanon soon as sources claimed that the US knew Israel was planning something against the militant group before the attacks.
Before hundreds of electronic devices simultaneously detonated on Tuesday and Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told other senior Pentagon officials in a Monday meeting that he feared Israel could soon retaliate and launch an offensive.
US alarm regarding a possible invasion has grown since the deadly explosion attacks in Lebanon with another senior defense official sharing their concerns about the situation 'spiraling out of control'.
But ever since the Gaza war broke out on October 7 last year, when Hamas fighters stormed a music festival in southern Israel, the Biden administration has feared a full-scale conflict could erupt on Israel's northern frontier that could pull in the US and even Iran.