US source told Al Hadath the Lebanese position succeeded in convincing Israel not to expand the military escalation

Washington is working to prevent the collapse of the negotiation track it is leading between Lebanon and Israel. The escalation threatened the fourth round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli sides tomorrow. Lebanese-Israeli negotiations have moved from "preliminary contacts" to "security arrangements". Washington views tomorrow's round of talks between Israel and Lebanon as a "testing point". No final agreement is expected between Israel and Lebanon during tomorrow's round of talks.