2024-10-05 14:38:59
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Due to the worsening situation between Israel and Lebanon, the Pentagon decided to send additional forces to the Middle East. As Day.Az reports with reference to the Associated Press agency, the number of American military contingent in the region has reached 43,000 people, which is 9,000 more than usual.
According to his information, about 34,000 American troops are usually deployed in the Middle East, but due to growing tensions between Israel and Lebanon, the Pentagon decided to strengthen the group with an aircraft carrier strike group. As a result, American forces in the region were strengthened by “several thousand military personnel, more than 12 ships, fighters and other aircraft,” and their number increased to 43,000 people. This demonstrates the US readiness to quickly respond to any threats to stability in the region.
On October 1, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a telephone conversation with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant, said that the United States had increased the combat readiness of its forces in the Middle East amid the escalation of the situation, and emphasized Washington’s determination to prevent the conflict from expanding. “The United States continues to maintain significant military capabilities in the region,” said Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.