{"id":593762,"date":"2023-10-10T02:21:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pentagon-us-surging-air-defense-munitions-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T02:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:21:17","slug":"pentagon-us-surging-air-defense-munitions-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pentagon-us-surging-air-defense-munitions-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pentagon: US \u2018surging\u2019 air defense, munitions to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/GettyImages-1715802871-e1696867385907.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The United States is \u201csurging\u201d air defense and munitions to Israel following\u00a0terrorist attacks against the country over the weekend, a senior defense official said Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain in constant, ongoing contact with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then support their most urgent requirements,\u201d the official told reporters Monday. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>They declined to specify the exact weapons the Israelis had requested, only that they include \u201cmunitions of various types and other equipment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defense officials have also contacted \u201cU.S. industry to gain expedited shipment of pending Israeli orders for military equipment that otherwise may have been considered routine for movement,\u201d they said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Pentagon is \u201cworking across the [Defense Department] enterprise including with U.S. Central Command to assess what munitions and other equipment are in U.S. inventories that can be made quickly available for Israel.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian militant group Hamas early Saturday\u00a0launched the largest attack\u00a0on Israel in decades, sending forces into multiple Israeli towns by land, sea and air, along with a barrage of rocket strikes in a surprise offensive. More than 1,000 Israelis and Palestinians were killed \u2014 as were 11 U.S. citizens \u2014 and thousands of others were injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Washington quickly moved to assist Israel with\u00a0President Biden\u00a0on Sunday informing Israeli Prime Minister\u00a0Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0that \u201cadditional assistance\u201d was making its way to the Israeli Defense Forces. More assistance would arrive in the coming days, Biden said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary\u00a0Lloyd Austin said Sunday that a U.S. carrier strike group\u00a0had moved closer\u00a0to Israel in response to the attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Questions remain, however, as to the type and amount of lethal aid the U.S. military has available for Israel. The U.S. has already poured billions of dollars\u2019 worth of such assistance into Ukraine for its fight against Russia for more than a year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The defense official said Monday the administration currently has \u201cthe resources, authorities and funding to continue our support to Israel,\u201d but that officials are working with Congress\u00a0\u201cto ensure that the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate authority and appropriations are available to support and respond to crises and contingencies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials also have deep concerns about Hezbollah \u201cmaking the wrong decision and choosing to open a second front to this conflict,\u201d with the administration working with Israel and with regional partners to contain the fight to Gaza, the official noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of the main reasons why we adjusted our posture so quickly to increase our maritime presence in the eastern Mediterranean, because Iran-backed adversaries like Lebanese Hezbollah should not question the commitment of the U.S. government to support the defense of Israel,\u201d they added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Austin also spoke with his Israeli counterpart Saturday and Sunday, with the Pentagon expecting \u201cthose phone calls to continue on a regular basis,\u201d the official said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, conversations are ongoing \u201cacross the U.S. government with all of our Israeli counterparts about [the] situation of hostages that Hamas is holding in Gaza,\u201d according to the official. They would not offer additional details and declined to \u201cget into hypotheticals\u201d about any future U.S. role in the conflict, including recovering hostages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The official also claimed that \u201cIran is in the picture\u201d in supporting Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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