US Deploys Dozens Of Troops To Cyprus Amid Israel’s Escalations In Lebanon

The troops could be used to evacuate diplomats from Lebanon, and the Pentagon says the US is positioned to defend Israel

The US has deployed dozens of troops to Cyprus amid Israel’s dramatic escalation of its bombing campaign in Lebanon, CNN reported on Wednesday .

US officials said the troops are preparing for a range of contingencies, including the possibility of helping evacuate US citizens from Lebanon. The UK has announced that it’s sending 700 troops to Cyprus to evacuate British nationals.

Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the US was deploying more troops to the region but didn’t specify how many. On Wednesday, the Pentagon insisted it wasn’t directly supporting Israel’s attack on Lebanon but said it would defend Israel if necessary.

“The support that you’re seeing when it comes to US forces in the region is for our own force protection and should we need to come to the defense of Israel, like we saw from that large-scale attack from Iran,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh.

Singh was referencing when the US directly intervened to defend Israel from Iranian missiles and drones in April, an attack provoked by the Israeli bombing of Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com

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