{"id":594679,"date":"2023-10-17T13:02:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/top-us-general-make-surprise-visit-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:02:30","slug":"top-us-general-make-surprise-visit-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-us-general-make-surprise-visit-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"#Top US general make surprise visit to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/KurillaErik_030521_Spc.-Andrea-Notter_U.S.-Army-via-AP.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The top U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> in the Middle East visited Israel early Tuesday in an unannounced <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> as it intensifies its fight with Palestinian militant group Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command head Gen. Michael \u201cErik\u201d Kurilla arrived in\u00a0Tel Aviv \u201cto conduct high level meetings with Israel\u2019s military leadership\u201d including Israeli Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, according to a Pentagon statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The visit to Israel is the latest by a senior U.S. official ahead of an expected Israeli ground assault in Gaza. President Biden also plans to visit Israel on Wednesday and Secretary of State Antony Blinken is already there to hold talks\u00a0with Israel\u2019s war cabinet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kurilla\u2019s trip was meant to \u201cgain a clear understanding of Israel\u2019s defense requirements, outline U.S. support efforts to avoid expansion of the conflict, and reiterate the Department of Defense\u2019s ironclad support for Israel,\u201d according to the Pentagon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself, and am particularly focused on avoiding other parties expanding the conflict,\u201d Kurilla said in the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reuters was the first to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/senior-us-general-flies-into-israel-its-war-with-hamas-deepens-2023-10-17\/\">report<\/a> on his visit.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military has amped up its assets in the region since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, when Palestinian gunmen stormed Israeli towns in a coordinated attack that killed some 1,300 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary\u00a0Lloyd Austin\u00a0has\u00a0reportedly ordered\u00a02,000 U.S. troops to prepare to deploy in support of Israel in an advising and medical role.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Ahead of that, the Pentagon sent two\u00a0carrier strike groups\u00a0to the Eastern Mediterranean to act as a deterrent amid concerns foreign aggressors could engage in the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Washington has sent munitions and interceptors for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome defense system and moved U.S. fighter jets to the region.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel, meanwhile, has conducted an intense airstrike and artillery campaign against Iran-backed Hamas \u2013 which controls the Gaza Strip. The Israeli strikes have killed roughly 2,800 of Palestinian civilians in the effort, a major chunk of whom have been children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>It has also put Gaza and its 2.3 million Palestinian residents under a total blockade.\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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Michael \u201cErik\u201d Kurilla arrived in\u00a0Tel Aviv \u201cto conduct high level meetings with Israel\u2019s military leadership\u201d including Israeli Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. 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