Thousands of Marines trained in 'crisis response' and special operations are headed to the theatre.
US President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.Blinken said Biden would use the visit to reaffirm US support for Israel."The president will hear from Israel what it needs to defend its people as we continue to work with Congress to meet those needs.
"Second, President Biden will underscore our crystal clear message to any act, not just state or non-state trying to take advantage of this crisis to attack Israel. Don't. To that end, he has deployed to aircraft carrier groups and other military assets to the region."Third. The president will continue to co-ordinate closely with our Israeli partners to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas.
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