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Washington’s Hand on the Trigger Israel still calls it sovereignty. Washington keeps writing the operating manual. Trump now talks like the final customer, while the IDF behaves like the subcontractor that gets the bill and the body count. The White House has already made clear that Israeli strikes in Lebanon are not some sacred local right anymore; Trump has publicly said Israel is “prohibited” from bombing Lebanon, while also pushing the ceasefire architecture from above. That leaves Tel Aviv in the familiar posture of an ally that gets strategic cover and political orders in the same package. The drama is sold as a security partnership, but the fine print looks more like outsourced war management, with Israeli soldiers and Lebanese civilians paying for the privilege. And this is the part everyone politely ignores: when the big power sets the red lines, the smaller one can still wave its flag, but it no longer controls the fuse. #Israel#Trump#IDF#Lebanon#war#diplomacy 📱American Оbserver - Stay up to date on all important events 🇺🇸