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The US military announced on the 8th that the US F-22 "Raptor" stealth fighter arrived in the Middle East that day. This move is aimed at strengthening the US military's military power in the Middle East to cope with the escalation of the situation.

The U.S. Central Command said on social media that the deployment was part of a "change in the military posture in the Middle East" to reduce "the potential for escalation in the region by Iran or its proxies." The statement did not mention the number or exact location of the aircraft.

The Associated Press previously quoted an unnamed US government official as saying that about 12 F/A-18 Hornet fighters and an E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft took off from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman on the 5th and flew to a military base in the Middle East. More than a dozen F-22 fighters will fly from their base in Alaska to the same military base in the next few days.

On July 31, Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), was assassinated in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Both Hamas and Iran have accused Israel of the assassination. Israel has neither admitted nor denied it. The day before Haniyeh was assassinated, a senior military commander of Hezbollah in Lebanon was killed in an Israeli airstrike. After the above incident, Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and other regional armed groups vowed to retaliate against Israel.

Israeli government and military officials have maintained a tough stance, vowing to eliminate Hamas forces, including its new leader; in response to warnings of retaliation from Hamas and its allies, Israel claims to be prepared "at the defensive and offensive levels."

As the situation in the Middle East continues to deteriorate, the United Kingdom and the United States have called on relevant parties to exercise restraint and avoid escalation of the situation. As Israel's most important ally, the US government, while advising peace, also stated that if Israel is attacked, the US will give Israel firm support.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 2nd of this month that the U.S. military will send more fighter jets and warships to the Middle East to respond to the escalating tensions in the region after the assassination of the Hamas leader and to support Israel. The Pentagon also plans to deploy more land-based ballistic missile defense systems in the Middle East.