Almost one year after launching its war on Hamas in Gaza, Israel has turned its focus on Lebanon, significantly ratcheting up the air campaign against its archenemy Hezbollah.

President Joe Biden told reporters outside the White House on Wednesday night that the U.S. was "able to generate significant support from Europe, as well as the Arab nations" for a 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to head off a full-scale war in Lebanon.