Israel informed the United States only moments before the Beirut strike on Friday, as confirmed by an Israeli official and two US officials. The target of the strike was not immediately shared with the US, raising questions about the level of coordination between the two allies.
According to one of the US officials, Israel notified the US government about the military action once the operation was already underway, with Israeli planes already in the air. The official stated that this notification did not qualify as a proper heads-up, indicating a lack of advance knowledge on the part of the US.
