The "Washington Post" pointed out that "the Biden administration privately warned Israel against expanding the war to include Lebanon due to concerns within the American administration regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's determination to widen the conflict." It emphasized that "the U.S. assessment is that the Israeli army would not succeed if it opened a front in Lebanon at this time." The newspaper noted that "the Biden administration believes that no one would benefit from the conflict extending beyond Gaza, and Israel has bombed sites of Lebanese forces funded and trained by America 34 times since October 7."