US Deploys a ‘Few Thousand’ More Troops to Middle East
An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet takes off from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier during operations in the southern Red Sea.
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The US is deploying a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to defend Israel as the country steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Pentagon said.
The additional forces are mostly made up of fighter-jet squadrons and units in the region that will stay longer than originally planned, Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. On Sunday, the Pentagon announced defensive air-support in the region would be reinforced in the coming days.