US and other allies push for Israel to resume talks with Palestinian Islamist group in Hamas for a cease-fire agreement to defuse extremely high tensions in the region. It has increased significantly since the assassination in Tehran in Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of the top leaders of an Iranian-backed Islamist organization has been eliminated in Beirut, the capital of Israel’s neighboring country Hezbollah for commanders – Fuad Shukr. Both in Hamasboth Hezbollahboth Iran has threatened to carry out retaliatory attacks. This has prompted the US to increase and strengthen its military presence in the region.
Major General Pat Ryder, the press secretary of the US Department of Defense – the Pentagon, announced that L. Austin spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant on Sunday and reaffirmed the US determination to “take every possible step to protect Israel”. L. Austin has also drawn attention to increasing the US military presence and capabilities in the Middle East due to the escalation of tensions in the region. L. Austin and J. Galant discussed Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip and how important it is to reduce the damage done to the population by the war.
The conversation came a day after Israel launched an airstrike on a school building in the Gaza Strip that it believed had been stationed in and under it. in Hamas fighters. in Hamas The Palestinian-controlled health ministry said the strikes killed at least 80 people and wounded another 50, and that the strikes were among the deadliest in Israel’s 10-month-old war against Hamas.
In an interview with the BBC, Professor Mehran Kamrava of Georgetown University in Qatar expressed the opinion that the US public statement about sending a submarine to the Middle East is meant for Iran and Hezbollah to deter planned revenge attacks. Several airlines have suspended flights to the countries of the region due to concerns about the threat.
2024-08-14 13:07:39