The Pentagon is scheduled to send another 900 American soldiers to the Middle East to reinforce the army already in the region, increase air defenses and protect American personnel at a time of very high tension due to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, with a tangible possibility that this may happen. Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. This was stated by Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, explaining that most of them are soldiers specialized in air and missile defense.
The United States will respond “at a time and in a manner of our choosing.” John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said the United States condemns the recent wave of attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East. The United States believes that the attacks on American bases in the region were carried out by pro-Iranian militias. The Pentagon had determined that in the past week alone, US bases were attacked 12 times in Iraq and four times in Syria. The Pentagon explained that during the past 24 hours, an attack on the American military base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, was thwarted.
Meanwhile, the White House announced that it would support “humanitarian truces” in the war between Israel and Hamas over Gaza. According to Kirby, these are “localized, temporary, defined pauses on the battlefield until humanitarian aid reaches populations in need or until people can leave the area in relative safety.”
Kirby stressed that “we think it’s an idea worth exploring” and that the rest periods could last “hours” or “days.” Kirby clarified that he was not referring to the “ceasefire” requested by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and several governments.
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