The Pentagon announced Monday that the U.S. is deploying additional troops to the Middle East due to escalating violence between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in Lebanon, raising concerns about a wider regional conflict.
The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war , the Pentagon said Monday.Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder would provide no details on how many additional forces or what they would be tasked to do. The U.S. currently has about 40,000 troops in the region.
Lebanon says Israeli airstrikes killed 270 people'Those rockets and missiles are aimed directly at our cities, directly at our citizens. To defend our people against Hezbollah strikes, we must take out those weapons,' Netanyahu said. He added that the Israel Defense Forces has warned citizens to stay out of harm's way. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is warning Americans to leave Lebanon as the risk of a regional war increases.
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