US Urged Syria to Launch Operation Against Hezbollah — Al-Sharaa Is Hesitating
ארה"ב קראה לסוריה לצאת למבצע נגד חיזבאללה בלבנון, א-שרע מהסס
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According to Reuters, the United States asked Damascus to send forces into eastern Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah, a request made in parallel with the opening of the military campaign against Iran. The Syrian government under Ahmad al-Sharaa is reportedly hesitant, fearing that such an operation would invite Iranian missile strikes and drag Syria into the wider regional war.
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