U.S. launches emergency response plan in preparation for ‘Middle East war’
Israel mobilizes all reserve forces for the first time in 50 years
360,000 people fighting at the border and Gaza Strip
Artillery shelling in Lebanon and Syria also signals escalation of war
▲ Safe return home… Dad smiles with relief
As 191 Koreans staying in Israel, who were in a surprise attack by the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, entered the country through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the morning of the 11th, a father who came to meet them hugs and welcomes his child who returned home. Those who returned home on this day were short-term residents who had been traveling to Israel for pilgrimage, etc., and had departed from Israel on a Korean Air passenger plane the day before. Reporter Do Jun-seok Marking the fifth day of the armed conflict between the Palestinian armed faction Hamas and Israel, the United States has begun establishing emergency response plans for each scenario in preparation for an escalation of the ‘Middle East war’. However, Shia forces allied with Iran raised the possibility of an escalation of war by threatening to launch a counterattack if the United States intervenes.
Israel has deployed 360,000 reserve forces, called up by ordering general mobilization 50 years after the fourth Middle East war, to the border of Gaza and Lebanon and is engaged in sporadic fighting with Hamas and the Lebanese armed faction Hezbollah. Jonathan Conricus, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), emphasized on the 11th (local time) that they were ready for the operation, saying, “We have deployed infantry, armed soldiers, artillery corps, reserve soldiers, tanks and heavy weapons near Gaza.”
In a speech at the White House on the 10th, U.S. President Joe Biden strongly condemned Hamas’ attacks on Israel as “pure evil” and said, “We will deploy additional military assets, including ammunition and interceptor weapons to supplement Iron Dome (Israel’s air defense system).” “I am ready,” he said. In preparation for the possibility that the conflict between the two sides will spread to the Middle East, they expressed their will to respond sternly to Hamas and Iran, which supports them.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced that they are discussing with Israel and Egypt a plan to open a ‘safe passage’ for Gaza residents, who are blocked from entering all supplies, including electricity and fuel, as well as medicine and food. Secretary of State Tony Blinken will also visit Israel on the 12th to discuss future full support and plans for the return of American hostages. However, the U.S. State Department said, “We are not planning military operations at this time.”
As the U.S. Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group arrived in an area near Israel this afternoon, neighboring Shia forces, including Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi militant group sympathizing with Iran, warned of U.S. intervention. As shelling of Israel continued in Syria as well as in Lebanon, concerns about an escalation of war have grown.
Washington Correspondent Lee Jae-yeon
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2023-10-11 14:03:18
