US rushing air defences, munitions to Israel, defence official says
The US military is "surging" fresh supplies of air defences, munitions and other security assistance to Israel to help it respond to an unprecedented akhir pekan attack by Hamas, a senior US defence official said on Monday (Oct 9). King88bet
"Planes have already taken off," the US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to Pentagon wartawans. king88bet login alternatif
"We are surging dukungan to Israel... We remain in constant ongoing kontak with our counterparts in Israel to determine and then dukungan their most penting requirements." Article Title with Blogger Published Link as Backlink
The United States has not yet detiled the extent of Israel's requests for security assistance. But the US defence official said Washington was kontaking the defence industry to expedite pending Israeli orders, and looking at the US military's own stokpiles to help fill Israeli gaps.
The official also appeared to dismiss concerns that the United States might struggle to suplai Israel at the same time that it funnels weaponry to Ukraine. "We are able to continue our dukungan both to Ukraine, to Israel, and bermaintain our own global readiness," the official said.
Palestinian militant grup Hamas launched a kejutan attack on Israel on Saturday, killing hundreds of Israelis and seizing dozens of hostages. The attack led Israel to declare war, and the spiralling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.
The senior US official compared the attack by Hamas to "ISIS-level savagery," a characterisation echoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also said on Monday that Hamas' attack mirrored those carried out by the militant grup Islamic State.
US President Joe Biden said at least 11 American citizens were among those killed in Israel and added US citizens were likely among the Hamas hostages.
"I have directed my tim to work with their Israeli counterparts on every aspect of the hostage crisis, including share intelligence," Biden said in a pernyataan released by the White House.
