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Second US carrier to arrive in Mediterranean in two weeks

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  • Source: CBS News
  • 16 Oct 2023 23:43
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According to defense experts, these warships can provide information, marine support, and long-range attack capabilities.

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  • Second US carrier to arrive in Mediterranean in 2 weeks
    The USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax on October 28, 2022. (AP)

According to CBS News, US officials have indicated that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group need another two weeks to arrive at the Mediterranean Sea.

Following the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood that the Palestinian Resistance launched on Saturday against continuous Israeli occupation violations, the White House has moved quickly to affirm US backing for "Israel", vowing "rock solid" support and warning other parties to stay out of the confrontation.

The Eisenhower was supposed to be sent to Europe, but Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated on Saturday that the group would instead sail to the Middle East to join the USS Gerald Ford to deter what it dubbed "hostile actions against Israel."

Days ago, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah, underlined that the deployment of US aircraft carriers to the region, which aims to boost the morale of the Israeli occupation and its frustrated soldiers, reveals the weakness of the Israeli occupation's military apparatus despite the crimes and massacres it commits.

This step also underscores the ongoing need for external support for the "temporary entity" in order to "provide it with the means of survival," according to Hezbollah's statement.

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Last week, the Ford carrier strike group, comprising the carrier, a cruiser, and four destroyers, arrived at the Eastern Mediterranean.

According to defense experts, these warships can provide information, marine support, and long-range attack capabilities. If additional parties enter the battle, the group may be asked to protect "Israel" from incoming ballistic missiles.

US aircraft carrier transfer increases escalating struggle: Moscow

Earlier, according to  Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Washington's transfer of the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Normandy, and numerous destroyers increase the risk that things will escalate in the current situation in Palestine.

During a briefing, Zakharova expressed that "all this really raises suspicions that the situation is developing along the path of escalation and the risk of involving third countries in this conflict."

She explained that this comes with "long-term and very serious consequences" for the countries involved and for the global community.

Last Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked if the US sent aircraft carrier Gerald Ford, the biggest aircraft carrier in the world and essentially a floating military base, to bomb Lebanon in light of the escalating regional tensions in the wake of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and the subsequent Israeli aggression.

"Is [the US] going to bomb Lebanon or did they decide to scare someone? But there are people there who are no longer afraid of anything," the Russian President said, though he did not specify who said "people" are.

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