Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports that the United States had convinced Jerusalem not to expand its military activities in the region, states Reuters. The head of the Israeli government said that he had seen false publications claiming that the United States had obstructed and prevented the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from conducting operations in the region. “This is not true. Israel is a sovereign state. Our decisions in the war are based on our operational considerations, and I will not elaborate on that,” Netanyahu said. Earlier, the media wrote that U.S. leader Joe …