A group of Democrats in the United States has condemned Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon, stressing that the escalation risks collapsing the ceasefire between the US and Iran and reigniting a regional war.After Israel dropped hundreds of bombs across Lebanon, killing at least 303 people on Wednesday, some US legislators also urged President Donald Trump to rein in his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Netanyahu continues to escalate the war and kill civilians, pushing America into the risk of a broader regional war,” Congressman Dave Min wrote on the social media platform X.“It is clear his interests are not aligned with ours. We must stand up and say enough is enough.”The statements, which came from centrist as well as progressive Democrats, signal the domestic pressure on Trump to end the war on Iran and related fighting across the Middle East, following a two-week truce announced on Tuesday.Pakistan, which mediated the ceasefire and is set to host talks between US and Iranian officials, had unambiguously said that the truce applies to Lebanon.But Israel contradicted that account and launched one of its deadliest attacks on Lebanon less than 24 hours after the agreement was reached.Progressive Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley warned that the war “will never end” if Trump allows Netanyahu to continue bombing Lebanon.“For a ceasefire to hold, the US must act to halt war crimes in Lebanon,” Pressley said in a social media post.Trump says Lebanon not includedCongresswoman Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat who represents a sizable …
