Report: US urges Hezbollah restraint after Abdallah assassination

Washington reached out to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker Nabih Berri following Israel’s assassination of senior Hezbollah military commander Taleb Abdallah, according to a Western diplomatic source.

The U.S. “emphasized the need for restraint, advising that Hezbollah should avoid any miscalculation in its response to the assassination,” the source told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.

This development follows Hezbollah’s extensive rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel for two consecutive days, marking the most intense exchange since the skirmishes began on October 8.