The Biden administration says there is a significant difference between Israeli actions that have expanded its war against the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran’s retaliatory missile attack against Israel,

President Joe Biden called for "a cease-fire now" when asked about Israel's strikes on Lebanon. The remarks follow an airstrike early Monday that hit an apartment building in central Beirut — the first in the Lebanese capital in nearly a year of conflict.

The Biden administration is worried that an attack from Iran is being planned in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and is working with Israel on defenses, a US official said Sunday night.