US Assurances Against Expansion of War on Lebanon, Provided Netanyahu Is Given No Pretext
A state of uncertainty hangs over the political and security situation in southern Lebanon following the postponement of a US-sponsored Lebanese-Israeli military meeting until after Israel's Knesset elections and the US midterm elections. The delay has prompted the development of a preemptive plan to address the possibility that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may seek to expand the security zone by targeting the highlands and hills stretching between Iqlim al-Tuffah and Jabal al-Rihan.
