American Effort to Deter Israel from Targeting Beirut and its Southern Suburb

Media reports indicate that "Washington is leading a diplomatic effort to deter Israel from targeting Beirut and its southern suburb in response to the Golan attack." Axios quoted an American official stating that the Biden administration is trying to prevent further deterioration of the situation from any Israeli response and counter-response from Hezbollah. An Iranian official mentioned that "Washington has sent messages to Tehran three times since Saturday, warning that 'escalation would be harmful to all parties,' according to agencies." Additionally, a French diplomat reported that "Paris has participated since the Majdal Shams incident in conveying messages between Israel and Hezbollah to calm the situation."