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Decision to deploy additional troops and fighters
Biden: “There has to be a ceasefire right now”
It was revealed that Israel, which had deployed ground forces to southern Lebanon to attack the pro-Iranian armed group Hezbollah on the 30th of last month (local time), notified the United States before carrying out the operation that “this ground battle will be limited.” The United States initially expressed opposition, but reportedly persuaded Israel that it would only attack small targets in southern Lebanon. However, the United States decided to deploy thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to prepare for the possibility of an escalation of war.
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a briefing that day, “Israel has notified us of several operations, including reports of ground operations,” and “Israel is focusing on Hezbollah infrastructure near the border at this stage.” “It was explained that it was a limited operation tailored to the needs of the population,” he said. “Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah, and that right includes targeting terrorist infrastructure inside Lebanon,” he said. In fact, this can be interpreted to mean that the United States tolerated limited, small-scale ground warfare.
According to the New York Times, the United States detected signs of a ground war in advance and began contacting Israel. In this process, Israel persuaded the United States, saying, “We will only eliminate combat positions that attacked northern Israeli villages from southern Lebanon.” A U.S. government official told the NYT, “We believe that Israeli ground forces will withdraw quickly once the operation is over.”
However, in response to a question about Israel’s limited ground war on this day, President Joe Biden said, “There has to be a ceasefire right now,” showing that he is still concerned about the start of the ground war. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on this day that it plans to deploy additional air force power, including thousands of U.S. troops and F-22, F-16, and F-15E fighter jets, to the Middle East. This is a measure to prepare for the situation becoming more serious, including an escalation of war.
Reporter Lee Ki-wook [email protected]
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2024-10-02 22:15:17