Pentagon sending additional troops to Middle East as tensions escalate
By The Hill | Created at 2024-09-23 17:19:30 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:42:21
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The U.S. is sending a small number of ground troops to the Middle East as a larger war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to break out, the Pentagon announced Monday. Defense Department press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters the new detachment was being sent “in light of increased tension in the Middle East…
