Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has confirmed that an aircraft carrier group led by Dwight Eisenhower is heading to the Israeli coast to join the first aircraft carrier, Gerald Ford. TASS.
“The aircraft carrier strike group Dwight Eisenhower will join USS Gerald Ford, which arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean earlier this week,” Lloyd Austin said.
The head of the US Department of Defense added that the purpose of the aircraft carrier group’s arrival in the Eastern Mediterranean is to deter hostile actions against Israel and attempts to expand the war between Israel and Palestine into the Middle East.
Previously commanded USS Dwight Eisenhower approved Departure to the Mediterranean.
Dwight Eisenhower will be the second American aircraft carrier to arrive on the shores of Israel to stop an armed conflict in the Middle East.
Previously Netanyahu statedHe said Israel had launched a massive attack that was “unprecedented”.