US racing to keep Israel from hitting Beirut, key sites in response to Hezbollah strike
Lebanon’s deputy parliament speaker says if Israel avoids major sites it could avert all-out war, as country braces for reprisal for deadly rocket attack that killed 12 By REUTERS and TOI STAFFToday, 8:59 am Smoke billows from a site targeted by the Israeli military in the southern Lebanese border village of Kafr Kila on July 29, 2024. (Rabih DAHER / AFP) The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon’s capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing …