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john kirby, strategic communications coordinator of the u.s. national security council, said on the 22nd that it is not in israel's interest to escalate the military conflict with hezbollah in lebanon, and the united states remains committed to resolving the conflict through diplomatic means.

kirby said in an interview on an abc news program that day that it is up to israeli prime minister netanyahu to explain to the outside world what kind of military action israel will take against hezbollah in lebanon. the united states believes that escalating the current military conflict is not in israel's best interests, and the united states is expressing this view directly to israel.

kirby said that on the issue of achieving the return of residents in northern israel and ensuring the safety of israelis in the region, the united states believes that there are better ways than war and escalation of conflict, and that "there is still time and space for a diplomatic solution."

when asked whether the united states was concerned that the recent explosion of lebanese communications equipment was an indiscriminate attack by israel against lebanese civilians, kirby refused to comment on the details of the incident.

on the 17th and 18th of this month, a series of explosions of communication equipment occurred in lebanon, killing 37 people and injuring nearly 3,000 people. lebanon accused israel of planning the explosions, but israel did not respond publicly. on the 20th, israel launched a "targeted strike" with missiles on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon, killing 37 people, including at least two senior military commanders of hezbollah. on the 21st, the israeli army launched a large-scale strike on southern lebanon. on the 22nd, hezbollah launched two missile attacks on ramat david air force base and airport in northern israel.