The United States will deploy additional troops to the Middle East amid another round of escalation, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said at a briefing.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small additional contingent of U.S. troops to reinforce our forces already in the region.” – said.
Ryder did not reveal additional details, explaining this for security reasons.
On September 23, Israel launched massive strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and announced the launch of a “preemptive offensive operation” called “Northern Arrows.”
Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Herzi Halevi He named the target of the operation as Hezbollah infrastructure and announced preparations for the next stages of hostilities after the airstrikes. He called the task of the operation “creating conditions for the return of the inhabitants of the north.” [Израиля] to their homes.” In the context of these events, a state of emergency was imposed throughout the country.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu He issued an appeal in English calling on Lebanese residents located near the facilities used by Hezbollah to leave these territories.
“For too long, Hezbollah has used them as a human shield, placing rockets in their living rooms and launchers in their garages that point at our cities, directly at our citizens. To protect our people from Hezbollah’s attacks, we must neutralize these weapons.” – said.
