Washington, Sept 29, 2024 (AFP) - US touts 'robust' military presence in Mideast as crisis grows

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2024-09-29
The United States said Sunday that it had a strong military presence in the Middle East after deploying reinforcements amid Israel's widening of the war to include hundreds of targets in Lebanon. With Israel pressing on with a bombing campaign against Hezbollah and with its campaign in Gaza, White House national security spokesman John Kirby characterized the US deployment as "robust," without providing details. "There is already a very robust mi......
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