TEHRAN- It seems absolutely impossible to believe that Israel’s massive bombing campaign in Lebanon could have taken place without the United States’ carte blanche.

However, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, President Joe Biden attempted to paper over Washington’s complicity.

During his address to the UN General Assembly, Biden said he does not want to see a “full-scale war” in Lebanon. 

“A diplomatic solution is still possible. In fact, remains the only path to lasting security…Full scale war is not in anyone’s interest,” he said. 

Israel has unleashed hundreds of airstrikes on Lebanon since Monday under the pretext of hitting Hezbollah targets. The attacks have claimed the lives of about 600 people, including over 50 children in the Mediterranean country. 

Biden’s comments were a blatant demonstration of double dealing because Israel would not dare launch such extensive strikes without the approval of the White House in the face of the regime’s extreme vulnerability. 

The White House defended Israel's January strike in Lebanon that resulted in the killing of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri.The slaughter of Lebanese and Palestinian people by Israel has elicited a global outcry. In addition to the recent massacre of Lebanese people, Israel has butchered about 41,500 Palestinians in Gaza since launching war on the enclave on October 7.

Many world leaders denounced the regime’s ongoing crimes in Gaza and Lebanon during their speeches at the UN General Assembly. 

But the United States has kept mum on the Israeli carnage.

Washington also remained silent when the wireless communication devices blew up across Lebanon on September 17 and 18. Dozens of people were killed and thousands including women and children were injured due to the explosions attributed to Israel. 

Two days later an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb killed dozens of people including a senior Hezbollah commander. 

But the US has not condemned Israel for committing these heinous crimes. 

Besides, the US had previously defended Israel’s terror attacks in Lebanon. 

The Biden administration threw its weight behind Israel when the regime assassinated Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri during an airstrike in Beirut in January this year. 

“Israel has a right and responsibility to go after the threat that Hamas poses, which means they have a right and responsibility to go after the leadership of Hamas,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said following al-Arouri’s assassination. “We expect that they will do that in accordance with international law.”

Israel began terror attacks in Lebanon on September 17, a day after Biden’s envoy began his West Asia tour.  In other words, Kirby suggested that international law serves as an instrument for Americans and Israelis to fulfill their objectives.

For the US, the end justifies the means. In line with that, the Israeli carnage in Lebanon is justified because Tel Aviv and Washington both want to eliminate resistance groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

The calls by the White House for de-escalation in Gaza and Lebanon are just aimed at appeasing domestic opposition to Washington’s unflinching military support for Israel in the run-up to the US presidential election.

On one hand, the US opposes Israel’s warmongering in Gaza. On the other hand, it gives the regime the green light to conduct extensive attacks in Lebanon. 

A day before the detonation of communication devices in Lebanon, Biden’s envoy landed in the West Asia region with the aim of preventing a full-blown conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. 

But Amos Hochstein’s regional visit resulted in an Israeli massacre in Lebanon. 

In fact, his trip was a smokescreen for expanding Israel’s genocidal war from Gaza to Lebanon.