(Axios) Barak Ravid - The U.S. has been working to diffuse tensions and restore calm to the Israel-Lebanon border. Israel, meanwhile, has warned publicly that the situation along the border must change before it would allow the tens of thousands of evacuated Israeli citizens to go back to their homes near the border. A source said the U.S. believes Hizbullah has been underestimating the severity of the situation. Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah sent messages to the U.S. through intermediaries that he knows the U.S. controls Israel and would therefore stop it from going to war against Lebanon. The U.S. made clear to Nasrallah through Lebanese officials that this was not the case and warned against making a miscalculation.
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