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in escalation in Israeli military action in retaliation to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire.

The U.S.

official says, Hezbollah has ignored repeated requests to stop firing at Israel, including a recent ultimatum.

Israel will never be expected to passively absorb attacks on its forces and civilians.

This is not the Biden administration.

The official said that since April 17, Hezbollah has fired, blah, blah, blah.

The U.S.

official stresses Hezbollah is entirely responsible for the current situation.

It broke the ceasefire on March 2nd and is now intent on denying the Lebanese people a path to peace and reconstruction.

According to the official, Hezbollah is concerned about the direct negotiations with the Lebanese government and Israel.

with the support of the U.S.

and sees it as an existential threat.

A successful ceasefire led by the government of Lebanon would strip Hezbollah of their power and their narrative.

And remember, those are two warring factions.

You also have here the Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the ground in India backing up Israel's strikes on Hezbollah.

Let's take a listen.

So he says they're basically backing them up.

And then A6, immediately after the U.S.

gives a green light, here's what we see.

The prime minister of Israel says Israel will intensify its strikes on Lebanon's Hezbollah with the backing here of the United States.