A US official tells The Times of Israel that the Biden administration understands and accepts what Israel is trying to accomplish with a limited ground incursion into Lebanon. Israeli officials have told their US counterparts that the goal of the limited operation is to remove Hezbollah positions along Israel's northern border. The US official accepts the Israeli logic but says Washington is still concerned about mission creep and the possibility of the IDF getting bogged down or expanding the mission. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller acknowledges that military pressure can enable diplomacy but also warns of unintended consequences.