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according to foreign media reports, israeli defense minister galant and us defense secretary austin have had several phone calls in recent days on regional issues. austin reiterated the united states' firm support for israel and called on both sides to maintain the ability to coordinate operations. but at the same time, austin also expressed the united states' hope that the conflicting parties will ease the situation and avoid escalation of the conflict. previously,austin also postponed his visit to israel originally scheduled for the 22nd.。

so,doesn’t the u.s.’s so-called diplomatic appeal of “hoping for easing of the situation” contradict its emphasis on “maintaining coordinated combat capabilities with the israeli army”?what interests does the united states consider in this escalation of the situation?

li zixin, assistant researcher at the china institute of international studies:whether the united states expresses its intention to increase military aid to israel or calls on israel to take relevant diplomatic actions, in fact, for the united states,it's all just routine.because under the big framework of the special relationship between the united states and israel, the biden administration actually does not have more choices for israel, and the united states must continue to increase its support for israel.but what does the united states really need in the middle east right now?

the united states itself has two most important goals in the middle east:first, we must continue to maintain a strategic contraction, which means that the united states cannot deploy more troops to the middle east, soit is necessary to use offshore checks and balances and increase support for israel so that israel can help the united states achieve this strategy in the middle east.

second, the most important thing for the biden administration is to create a diplomatic legacy.under the current circumstances, if the lebanese-israeli conflict breaks out, it is likely that biden's efforts to shape his diplomatic legacy in the middle east will go to waste. as for the united states, it now hopes to see the situation in a controllable tension. therefore, it is more important for the united states to play a role that seems to be mediating.