The entire thing is an Israeli ploy. They have sold Trump this good cop bad cop schtick for him to have two minutes of pause, which he desperately needs, and for them to have the freedom to do whatever they want. To sell the expansion of the war to the American public, they need to make it look like they tried to avoid it. The American game is 100% handled by Israel, and it won't surprise me to learn Israel has direct command over American military forces