WASHINGTON (AA) – The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel presents an opportunity to end a “terrible war” in the Gaza Strip, the US defense chief said Thursday. “Sinwar’s death also provides an extraordinary opportunity to achieve a lasting cease-fire, end this terrible war, allow Israelis to return saf...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US forces were “not directly involved” in Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “This was an Israeli operation. US forces were not directly involved,” Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. His remarks came after the Israeli army ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Defense Department confirmed Tuesday that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s planned visit to the US has been postponed. Spokesperson Sabrina Singh said Gallant had scheduled the visit for Wednesday “and that’s what we were going to do,” but that it was abruptly called off without a firm...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has been in touch with Israel about its possible response to Iran’s missile attack, Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Thursday. “We are talking to them about their response … But you know, I certainly think that any response from Israel to Iran, you know, we will be part of […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US did not have “advanced warning” of the recent Israeli strike in Beirut which is claimed to have killed Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah, the Pentagon said. “The United States was not involved in this operation, and we had no advanced warning,” Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon prompting unprecedented Hezbollah retaliatory strikes on Monday. The US has about 40,000 troops stationed in the region, and Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder did not specify how many new forces ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is “closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon,” the White House said Saturday night after Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes in Lebanon in response to what it said were Hezbollah’s preparations for a large-scale assault. Biden “has been engaged with his natio...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Instances of sexual assault within the US military may be as much as four times higher than official Pentagon figures suggest, according to a study released Wednesday. The Costs of War Project, a nonpartisan research group affiliated with Brown University, combed through independent data and determined that the true fig...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, the Pentagon said Sunday. In a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin reiterated the US’s commitment to take “every possible” step to defend Israel, the Pentagon said in a stateme...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Saturday he hopes Iran will stand down amid tensions in the Middle East. “I hope so. I don’t know,” Biden told a reporter in his home state of Delaware when asked, “Will Iran stand down?” The Pentagon announced Friday that the US will deploy additional military assets to ...
