The US military is flying surveillance drones over Gaza as part of American efforts to help Israel locate the more than 240 hostages still held by the terror group Hamas, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matter.
The US military is flying unarmed drones over Gaza to help Israel in its efforts to recover more than 200 hostages taken there by Hamas last month, the Defense Department announced Friday.
The acknowledgement came a day after a senior American general said the US is providing Israel with intelligence assessments on Iran-backed threats on other fronts, but the Pentagon denies it's assisting with targets in Gaza.
The United States has been conducting a series of unarmed drone flights over Gaza in search of more than 200 hostages taken by Hamas, the Pentagon revealed on Friday.
U.S. spy drones have been flying over and near the Gaza Strip to search for hostages since the Hamas terrorist group infiltrated Israel and took Americans hostage.
Unarmed U.S. drones are flying over the Gaza Strip to help recover hostages, the Pentagon said Friday, as Israel, America and other nations race to secure the release of the more than 200 prisoners believed to be held by Hamas terrorists.
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