US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin extended the mission of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the cruiser USS Normandy in the eastern Mediterranean for a few weeks, and to remain near Israel, which continues its attacks on… Gaza strip.
American officials – who preferred to remain anonymous – revealed that the mission period of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and the cruiser USS Normandy in the Mediterranean Sea had been extended again.
Although the decision has not yet been announced, officials stated that, according to Austin’s instructions, the ships will continue to deploy in the Mediterranean near Israel for a few more weeks, and with this decision the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in the region will be extended for the third time.
The US Department of Defense has strengthenedPentagon) Its military presence in the region after the start of the aggression against Gaza on October 7.
The US Secretary of Defense ordered the aircraft carrier to sail to the eastern Mediterranean on October 8.
And at the time you request Washington Tel Aviv stressed the need to reduce human losses in the second phase of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. US arms shipments did not stop arriving daily in Israel.
The volume of American political support and foreign aid to Israel reflects the amount of attention given by successive American administrations to establishing the presence of the occupying state in the Middle East, which the United States considers a vital partner in the region, with which it has common strategic goals.
Since October 7, Israeli forces – with American support – have been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of 18,787 Palestinians and the injury of 50,897, most of whom are women and children.
