The United States has sent a large number of military transport planes to Israel in the past 24 hours, following a significant airlift of cargo to the Middle East. At least 53 C17 Globemaster III and 7 C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft have reportedly arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The Pentagon has confirmed the presence of US Special Forces on the ground in Israel to assist in locating hostages, including American hostages held in the Gaza Strip. Several Western countries, including the US, have also secretly deployed small teams of special forces closer to Israel to support potential rescue operations and large-scale evacuations of their citizens.
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NYT reports that several Western countries, including the US, have secretly moved small teams of their own special forces closer to Israel to help with any potential rescue operation and to be nearby to assist in any large-scale evacuations of their citizens from Israel or… https://t.co/QqkxkOKAX4
🚨🇮🇱 The US confirms they have sent SEVERAL DOZEN COMMANDOS to Israel! https://t.co/II5GftoNWe
American commandos are in Israel and “helping find” hostages - Pentagon Speaking at a security conference in Washington, US Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Meyer stressed that special forces are not actively involved in combat operations, but are “helping the Israelis… https://t.co/mnon5fP1w2 https://t.co/w9JqPf5x5S
Senior U.S. Defense Officials told the New York Times today that several Dozen U.S. Special Forces Commandos are now on the Ground in Israel to work alongside the F.B.I, State Department and other U.S. Hostage-Recovery Specialists to assist the Israel Defense Force in Rescuing… https://t.co/G3AbhDTeei https://t.co/hSSIIUqefI
#BREAKING: The Pentagon confirmed there are US Special Forces on the ground in Israel to help locate the hostages including the American hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. (NYT)
US Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Meyer, who is in charge of special operations policy at the Pentagon, said US commandos were in Israel to help find all the abductees held in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a security conference in Washington, Mayer stressed that… https://t.co/VxLOVGoF7z
US is moving military forces to the Middle East on an unprecedented scale - Evergreen Intel Over the past 24 hours, at least 53 C17 Globemaster III aircraft and 7 C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft have reportedly arrived from the United States in the Eastern Mediterranean region. https://t.co/6mPM1I3L5o
The United States has stepped up a major airlift of cargo to the Middle East https://t.co/reCosSejOL
United States of America: Brown Palace: Our forces are present in the Middle East to deal with growing threats, especially at this stage.
The United States has activated a large-scale airlift to the Middle East. Over the past day, a total of at least 53 C17 Globemaster III and 7 C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft have been reported flying between the continental United States and the Eastern Mediterranean/Middle East… https://t.co/Djk4PHCtOx https://t.co/gFNp4AKTeZ
US sends rapid response force to Middle East https://t.co/RN6Wk8482u
⚡️🇺🇲🇮🇱 The U.S. military sent more than 20 C-130 & C-17 military transport planes to Israel in 24 hours after more than 60 flights yesterday. https://t.co/lx29wXOo5W