A moment is likely to come when Washington asks Israel to refrain from further violence in Lebanon

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent Israel’s escalation in Lebanon yesterday was not surprising. US officials, from the president down, insist that Lebanon was never part of the original ceasefire proposal, contrary to the views of Iran and the man who brokered the deal, Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif. But everyone knows that continued fighting in Lebanon has the potential to wreck negotiations and plunge the region back into war. So unless that’s a prospect Donald Trump is happy with,