The U.S. military is moving an aircraft carrier strike group and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, and will also begin supplying Israel with munitions and other military supplies immediately, said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Austin said Sunday afternoon that he had directed the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to go to the Eastern Mediterranean. The group includes the carrier, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, and four Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. “We have also taken steps to augment U.S Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region,” he said. “In addition, the United States government will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, including munitions. The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days."
“Strengthening our joint force posture, in addition to the materiel support that we will rapidly provide to Israel, underscores the United States’ ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people,” said Austin. “My team and I will continue to be in close contact with our Israeli counterparts to ensure they have what they need to protect their citizens and defend themselves against these heinous terrorist attacks.”
I was moreso thinking for the murdered US citizens, and the US citizens taken hostage.
They knew the risks and that does sound cruel to say but it is very true. Bombings throughout the middle East in general and specifically between Israel and Hamas have been happening for decades. You don’t go to an apartied country that is actively trying to annex it’s neighbor and get to play surprised that bad shit happens.
Fair, but I know a lot of people that have moved to Israel. They know very well the volatility of the situation. It’s like saying the US should airlift American citizens who traveled to the Afghanistan countryside.