US cannot compel Israel to do anything in conflict with Lebanon, special envoy says

AL-Monitor
Jul 21, 2025
A man stands next to rubble at a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo
A man stands next to rubble at a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo — ALI HANKIR

BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday that when it comes to the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, the U.S. cannot compel Israel to do anything.

"The U.S. has no business in trying to compel Israel to do anything... America could only influence," he said in a press conference in Beirut.

"We are not going to have more boots on the ground in an adversarial nature anywhere."

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Writing by Ahmed Elimam; Editing by Sharon Singleton)