Report: Dahieh to be erased if Hezbollah attacks, Trump backs Israeli response
Hezbollah’s entry into a war in support of Iran could open the door to a broad Israeli military escalation, U.S. diplomatic sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.
“This scenario includes invading into north of the Awali River; taking control of the cities of Nabatieh, Tyre and Sidon; imposing a blockade on the Rafik Hariri International Airport as well as the ports of Beirut and Tripoli; and broad destruction of Beirut's southern suburbs (Dahieh) -- which the sources described as ‘wiping it off the map,’" the daily said.
The U.S. diplomatic sources also claimed that this scenario has the approval of U.S. President Donald Trump, and that his administration has warned the Lebanese state about the consequences of Hezbollah's possible involvement in any new war.
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