Biden sends top military officers to advise Israel on Gaza operations, says White House
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has dispatched a few high-ranking military officers to Israel to provide counsel to the Israeli military on operations in Gaza, the White House confirmed Monday.
“What I can tell you is that there are a few relevant military officers with the kinds of experience that we believe is appropriate to the sorts of operations that Israel is conducting and may conduct in the future to go over there to share some perspectives from their own experience and to ask the hard questions,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a White House briefing.
“The same hard questions that we’ve been asking our Israeli counterparts since the beginning,” he added.
Earlier, the US news website Axios reported that Biden selected Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn, known for his involvement in Marine special operations countering ISIS in Iraq, along with other senior officials to advise the Israeli military.
The confirmation came amid reports that Israel is bracing for a ground operation in Gaza.
Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, Israeli Army Radio said Tel Aviv has decided to delay the Gaza ground operation pending the arrival of additional US forces to the region.
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