The Jerusalem Post reports: “US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel not to escalate its conflict with Tehran and the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah as it continues to respond militarily to attacks from both entities. 

‘It’s also been an imperative for us to try to make sure that this conflict doesn’t spread. We are resolute in our defense of Israel when it comes to attacks it’s receiving from Iran, from Iran’s proxies,’ Blinken told reporters on Wednesday morning before departing Tel Aviv for Saudi Arabia.

‘We stand with Israel and will always stand with Israel and its defense,’ he stressed. ’It’s also very important that Israel respond in ways that do not create greater escalation and do not risk spreading the conflict with Hezbollah and Lebanon,’ he said.

He spoke as Israel continues to weigh its retaliatory response both to Iran’s direct ballistic missile attack against it at the start of October and the Iranian and Hezbollah attempted assassination against Netanyahu last week…”