
Hezbollah poses 'real risk of escalation' at Israel northern border, national security adviser Sullivan warns
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National security adviser Jake Sullivan warned Iran-backed Hezbollah poses a "real risk of escalation" at Israel's northern border amid war against Hamas.
"We are concerned. We see a real risk of escalation on the northern border," he told ABC's "This Week." "And that is why President Biden has been so clear and forceful in saying that no state and no group should seek to exploit this situation to their advantage or should escalate the conflict. And in fact, he has now sent the USS Eisenhower from the United States toward the region to give additional capacity to respond to any contingency and also to send a clear message of deterrence that no one should get involved in this, no one should escalate this." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"We don't have some specific new intelligence that the threat is different today from yesterday. The threat yesterday was real. The threat today is real. There is a risk of an escalation of this conflict, the opening of a second front in the north and, of course, of Iran's involvement," Sullivan added during his appearance on CBS "Face The Nation."