let s discuss this with liz sly in london. she is a journalist and was the former middle east correspondent for the washington post newspaper. thanks forjoining us. we have the us special envoy on the way to israel and we have the us secretary of state antony blinken and heading to the region for his fifth visit since the hamas attacks on the 7th of october so what is your assessment of the approach of the us right now and what they think is achievable in containing netanyahu and also how they may deal with potentially the spreading of this conflict? , ., , , ., ., ., conflict? obviously, to avert a wider regional conflict? obviously, to avert a wider regional war conflict? obviously, to avert a wider regional war and - conflict? obviously, to avert a i wider regional war and escalation from the point we are at right now is going to be very much on the agenda, and antony blinken will be looking to the israelis about not escalating further in lebanon and not taking further actions t
Anger over the campaign's enormous civilian collateral is increasingly directed at the United States, not just at Israel, and has been a constant source of friction throughout Secretary of State Antony Blinken's travels in the Middle East.