The Pentagon has confirmed that US Special Forces are on the ground in Israel to assist in locating hostages, including American hostages, in the Gaza Strip. According to senior US defense officials, several dozen US Special Forces commandos are working alongside the FBI, State Department, and other US hostage-recovery specialists to assist the Israel Defense Force in rescue efforts. Additionally, several Western countries, including the US, have secretly deployed small teams of their own special forces closer to Israel to aid in potential rescue operations and large-scale evacuations of their citizens.
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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 Rescuingโฆ 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)