The US Department of Defense has begun moving its troops closer to the border between Israel and Lebanon in preparation for the possible evacuation of American citizens from Lebanon in the event of an intensifying conflict between Israel and the Shiite Hezbollah movement. This information was spread by the television company NBCciting sources.
Washington is increasingly wary of the possibility of an Israeli attack on Lebanon in the coming weeks, according to sources.
It was noted that the US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were deployed to the Mediterranean on Wednesday. The American landing ship Oak Hill dock is also located there. The United States is also meeting with its allies to jointly coordinate the evacuation process, if necessary.
In mid-June, the Israeli military approved the operational plan for the offensive in Lebanon. Following the operation against the radical Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Israel is also planning to attack Hezbollah, which, like Hamas, actively attacks Israeli territory from the northern regions.
The situation in the Middle East has deteriorated since thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7. More than two hundred hostages have been captured.
Today, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was at war.
Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah announced its support for Hamas. Rocket attacks began on Israel and Lebanon from both sides. On the afternoon of October 19, the Israeli army announced that fire was opened from Lebanese territory to the country’s border areas. According to the IDF, numerous anti-tank missiles were fired at Kibbutz Manara.
The existence of the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah is believed to exist will be open to transportation and interaction According to Bloomberg, based on experts, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system will be suppressed in the event of a conflict in the Middle East.
Previously, Israeli soldiers statedThat they could return Lebanon to the “stone age”.