The US has sent a team of hostage rescue experts to advise the Israeli military on the potential rescue of 150 hostages who were violently abducted by Hamas terrorists and taken across the border into Gaza during a surprise attack on southern Israel, according to a report.
A small group of US special operations forces is also working with the Israel Defense Forces in response to a bloody Hamas ambush that killed more than a thousand people in Israel, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.
The force helps the IDF with “planning and intelligence,” Austin told reporters traveling with him to Brussels this week.
“We also have the ability to quickly deploy other resources to the region,” he added.
Special operations forces in European countries not far from Israel have been put on high alert and ready if needed, two senior US military officials told The Messenger.
The military is a “door kicker” with the ability to go into enemy territory to rescue its own hostages, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national intelligence. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Jayme Pastoric US Navy Seals conduct a Search and Room Clearing Operation during an exercise in July 2000.Getty Images
The military is a “door kicker” with the ability to enter enemy territory to rescue its own hostages, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national intelligence.
Several Americans who were abroad in Israel at the time of the Hamas invasion are expected to be among the hostages in Gaza, although President Biden has yet to release an official count.
On Monday, Hamas threatened to kill a prisoner for every Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
Counterattacks have killed about 950 people, including 260 children and 230 women, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
American-Israeli families who lost loved ones and were believed to be hostages spoke at a news conference Tuesday. Debbie Hill/UPI/Shutterstock A Hamas terrorist arrested a man during the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Reim on Saturday. ANONYMOUS/AFP via Getty Images A family captured on video reportedly held hostage by terrorists during initial attack on Saturday.Twitter/@emilykschrader
The US, however, has no current plans to send such forces on the ground in Israel, according to sources.
Meanwhile, the country has sent advisers with the US intelligence community to assist American special operations forces stationed at the US Embassy in Israel, the official told the publication.
The Pentagon has a “liaison cell” in Israel that works with Israeli special operations forces, Austin said.
Natalie Raanan, pictured, and her mother Judith are missing in Israel and are feared to have been captured by Hamas terrorists. Facebook/Keren Cohen Hersh Goldberg-Polin is one of the Americans held hostage by Hamas terrorists. Family Circulation The US has also deployed ammunition and air defenses to Israel since the Hamas attack that also killed at least 14 Americans. US NAVY/MC2 JACOB MATTINGLY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The US has also deployed ammunition and air defenses to Israel since the Hamas attack that also killed at least 14 Americans.
US Central Command officials said the deployment was intended to prevent any of Israel’s other adversaries, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran, from taking advantage of the situation.
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