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Second US aircraft carrier to back Israel as Biden stresses civilian protection
Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the newest of 2 developments
The US on Saturday deployed a second aircraft carrier "to deter hostile actions against Israel" while President Joe Biden pushed for the protection of civilians amid the American ally's siege
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The U.S.’s decision to deploy an aircraft carrier near Israel is a “participation in the aggression against our people” and “an attempt to boost the morale of the crumbling Israeli army,” said Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem. The Pentagon said earlier that it was sending the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier
The United States will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas's deadly attacks may have been motivated to disrupt a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties.
The US on Saturday deployed a second aircraft carrier "to deter hostile actions against Israel" while President Joe Biden pushed for the protection of civilians amid the American ally's siege
The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean "to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas's attack,"…