President Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza as the humanitarian crisis worsens. Meanwhile, Putin staged a diplomatic blitz, calling Netanyahu and other regional leaders.
An amphibious task force of thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines is steaming toward Israel, where they will be positioned aboard warships in case the conflict there with Hamas expands, two defense officials said Monday. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, numbering more than 4,000 sailors and Marines, will join a growing American fleet off the coast of Israel that will include two aircraft carriers and their associated escort ships. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, two of the warships carrying personnel from the unit, were in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, having left Kuwait recently after Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7. The third ship associated with the unit, the USS Mesa Verde, was in the Mediterranean Sea with plans to head near the Israeli shore, defense officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss planned military movements.
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