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August 5, 2024

U.S. Sends More Military to Middle East Amid Threats of Retaliation After Israel's Assassinations
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The U.S. has sent additional military forces, warships and fighter jets
to the Middle East as Israel braces for a possible retaliatory attack by
Iran and Hezbollah. Last week, Israel assassinated Hamas political chief
Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, as well as a top Hezbollah commander in
Beirut. A number of countries, including the U.S, France and the U.K.,
have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon as fears grow of a broader
regional war. President Biden is planning to meet with his national
security team today.


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