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WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) -

The United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East given escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Pentagon said on Monday, declining to specify the precise number or mission of the deployed forces.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional U.S. military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region," Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters.

After almost a year of war against Hamas in Gaza, Israel is shifting its focus to its northern frontier, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of its ally Hamas.
Israel's military on Monday struck Hezbollah in Lebanon's south, eastern Bekaa valley and northern region near Syria in its most widespread strikes.

An Israeli strike on Monday evening on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital targeted senior Hezbollah leader Ali Karaki, the head of the southern front, a security source told Reuters.
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U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has been seeking to contain the conflict to Gaza and has repeatedly called for the Israel-Lebanon border crisis to be resolved through diplomacy. That call for diplomacy has been underscored by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in daily calls with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Experts question whether Iran would stay on the sidelines if Lebanon's Hezbollah's existence were threatened and say U.S. troops could also find themselves targeted throughout the Middle East, if a regional war breaks out.


In their call on Sunday, Austin suggested that no outside actors should intervene in the conflict.

"The Secretary made clear that the United States remains postured to protect U.S. forces and personnel and determined to deter any regional actors from exploiting the situation or expanding the conflict," the Pentagon said in a statement.
Those U.S. capabilities include the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group, fighter aircraft and air defenses.
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"We have more capability in the region today than we did on April 14th when Iran conducted its drone and missile attack against Israel," Ryder said.

"So all of those forces combined provide us with the options to be able to protect our forces should they be attacked."
Ryder referred to Iran's attack by more than 300 missiles and drones, which caused only modest damage inside Israel thanks to air defense interceptions from the United States, Britain and other allies in the region. The April 14 strikes were Iran's first-ever direct attack on Israel.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-sends-additional-forces-middle-east-tensions-soar-pentagon-says-2024-09-23/

Botragelad, the real fighters are coming to help your boy scout to fight Hezbullah.

You cannot defeat an ideology.

From South Africa to Biafra, the ideology has always transitioned from one generation to another.

If Palestine with no tanks and fighter jet is still standing as of date, then the US should know it’s just wasting the life’s of it soldiers!

How many years in Afghanistan with the most sophisticated weapons, they still had to quit, and what made it interesting is that, the Talibans continued to rule.

madridguy:
Botragelad, the real fighters are coming to help your boy scout to fight Hezbullah.

Who will save hezbollah while Israel bombs them to Oblivion? 😂

madridguy:
Botragelad, the real fighters are coming to help your boy scout to fight Hezbullah.

...boy scout you say. If the Hebollah comm device batteries starts discharging in an instant now, boy scout becomes the prime suspect for jihadi brained extremists like yourself.

Botragelad:
Who will save hezbollah while Israel bombs them to Oblivion? 😂

The names sounds like Ebola sef. They are self destructive.

What is Israel's achievement in Gaza since they have been bombing them?

Your tiny IDF cannot fight any war without the support of the US

Botragelad:
Who will save hezbollah while Israel bombs them to Oblivion? 😂

CoronaVirusPro:
You cannot defeat an ideology.

From South Africa to Biafra, the ideology has always transitioned from one generation to another.

If Palestine with no tanks and fighter jet is still standing as of date, then the US should know it’s just wasting the life’s of it soldiers!

How many years in Afghanistan with the most sophisticated weapons, they still had to quit, and what made it interesting is that, the Talibans continued to rule.

it took billions of USD in tunnels and weapons to do that.

madridguy:
What is Israel's achievement in Gaza since they have been bombing them?

Your tiny IDF cannot fight any war without the support of the US

Yes. As long as terrorist keep getting destroyed. We are good.

Worry about hezbollah terrorists. The IAF is doing a great job destroying their hideouts. Now what are you doing about it? Cry on here all day! 😂😂

You are stylishly accepting the fact your boy scout can only kill children and women. Time to battle their mates is here they're already sending helpers to them when the main war is yet to start

Botragelad:
Yes. As long as terrorist keep getting destroyed. We are good.

Worry about hezbollah terrorists. The IAF is doing a great job destroying their hideouts. Now what are you doing about it? Cry on here all day! 😂😂

It doesn't take Hezbollah 10mins to destroyed Israel in totality. The whole purpose of Zionism is to hide their casualties so they won't be exposed as a paper tiger who only win wars in Hollywood movies. Israel has never intercepted a single missiles before. Iron dome and their air defense are all myth, they dont work. Those rubbish interception video they keep posting is Israel shooting down or self destructing their own missiles for media propaganda. Hezbollah killed over 300k IDF between 1984 and 2000 and chased the vagabonds out of Lebanon with their tails between their legs. In 2006 Hezbollah killed over 170k IDF flies and forced them to wave the white flag after running to the UN. Only today 1,300 IDF were slaughtered like dirty smelling pigs, barbecued and sent to hell. Over 10 military bases including those in the West Bank settlement were razed to the ground with offensive smell of dirty Zionists pigs. The total IDF maggots slaughtered by Hezhollah since October now stands at 67,000. American maggots will be added to the list soon

madridguy:
You are stylishly accepting the fact your boy scout can only kill children and women. Time to battle their mates is here they're already sending helpers to them when the main war is yet to start

Cry about it! Lol