{"id":106199,"date":"2023-10-15T09:39:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T09:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=106199"},"modified":"2023-10-15T09:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T09:39:04","slug":"us-deploys-2nd-carrier-to-mediterranean-amid-looming-israeli-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/106199\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>US deploys 2<sup>nd<\/sup> carrier to Mediterranean amid looming Israeli invasion<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The Pentagon has sent a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea as Israel braces for a potential ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement on Saturday that the movements are \u201cpart of our effort to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas\u2019s attack on Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas militants launched a series of sudden attacks against Israel on Oct. 7 along the border of the Gaza Strip, killing over 1,300 Israelis and capturing more than 100 hostages. 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