This week, in response to bombings by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, President Joe Biden issued an order for US ships and airplanes to deploy closer to Israel as a show of support.
The Pentagon announced that it would be sending the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and some other warships to the eastern Mediterranean. They will also be sending more fighter aircraft units to the area.
Following the unexpected strike this week from the Gaza Strip, the United States, a key armament supplier to Israel, reacted swiftly to reaffirm its support for Israel, promising “rock solid” assistance and cautioning other countries to remain out of the battle.
According to the White House, Biden talked to Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, and “spoke about the fact that further aid for the Israeli Defense Forces is currently on its way to Israel and will be provided in the days to come.”
A statement said, “The leaders also talked about ongoing efforts to make absolutely certain that no enemies of Israel think they can or should take advantage of the present situation.”
The president of the United States additionally “pledged his full support for the government as well as the citizens of Israel in the midst of an unprecedented and appalling attack by Hamas terrorists.”
Israeli officials say that more than 600 people have died in the worst escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in decades. Officials in Gaza say that at least 370 people have died in Israeli air strikes.
With tens of thousands of Israeli soldiers already in place to fight against Hamas fighters who are holding out and getting ready for a potential ground attack from Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has braced his astonished country for what he called a protracted conflict.
‘Ironclad help’
Fears of a bigger war have also grown because of the strife. Hezbollah, a force in Lebanon backed by Iran, said this week that it had shot shells and rockets at Israeli positions.
Since things were getting worse, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was moving troops to “bolster regional deterrence efforts” after talking with President Joe Biden.
A guided missile cruiser in addition to four guided missile destroyers are part of this mission, along with the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier, Austin stated in a statement.
“In addition to weapons,” Austin said, “the US government will quickly be giving the Israel Defense Forces more equipment and resources.”
The US’s unwavering support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people is demonstrated by the movement of US ships and aircraft as well as its assistance to Israel.
Previously US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Biden told his staff to give Israel “everything that it requires right now to deal with the terrorist attacks from Hamas.”
Blinken said it’s possible that some Americans were also taken hostage.
“It’s been said that a number of Americans died in the attack. We’re working extra hours so we can be sure of that. Meanwhile, there are stories of American citizens going missing,” and Blinken said, “Once again, we’re working to confirm those reports.”
He told ABC, “This is a large terrorist attack that is murdering civilians in their homes and, as we have seen so clearly, dragging people across the border into Gaza.”
“So, you can imagine how everything the world has seen should be making it sick.”
