The United States is deploying more troops to the Middle East as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah. Pentagon officials confirmed the deployment, citing an increase in violence, but declined to disclose the number of troops or their specific mission.
Israel i Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel , Monday, Sept. 23, 2024.
On Monday, the aircraft carrier USS Truman, two destroyers and a cruiser set sail from Norfolk, Virginia, headed to the Mediterranean on a regularly scheduled deployment, opening the possibility that the U.S. could keep both the Truman and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Gulf of Oman, nearby in case further violence breaks out.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held back-to-back calls with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the weekend as he pressed for a cease-fire and a reduction of tensions in the region, Ryder said.
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