US Deploys Carrier Strike Group to Eastern Mediterranean in Solidarity with Israel
TL;DR
The US has ordered the Ford carrier strike group, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and its warplanes, to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel. The show of force is intended to be ready to respond to various scenarios, including intercepting weapons to Hamas and conducting surveillance. The carrier strike group was already in the Mediterranean and had been conducting naval exercises with Italy.
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- The US will send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel The Washington Post
- US Navy moving warships, aircraft closer to Israel amid Hamas attack: Report Hindustan Times
- Israel-Gaza latest: US Navy ships and planes to move closer to Israel; 'at least 700' Israelis killed; '800 Hamas targets' struck in Gaza Sky News
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