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Israeli Defense Minister says military must be prepared for 'all possibilities'

2024-08-14

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On the 13th local time, Israeli Defense Minister Galant stated that the Israeli army must be prepared for "all possibilities" so that it can launch attacks anywhere.

On the same day, the US Pentagon said that the United States had approved the sale of military equipment worth more than US$20 billion to Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Galant went to an intelligence base in northern Israel on the 13th. He said that the Israeli military's intelligence forces are closely monitoring the movements of Lebanese Hezbollah and Iran, and the Israeli Defense Forces must be prepared for "all possibilities" so that they can launch attacks anywhere; and the Israeli people need to "remain vigilant at all times" and comply with official instructions.

The United States will provide Israel with more than $20 billion in arms sales

The Pentagon announced on the 13th that US Secretary of State Blinken had approved the sale of more than $20 billion worth of military equipment to Israel on the same day. The US government said on the 12th that if Israel was attacked, the United States would help Israel implement so-called "self-defense."

Previously, the US military had sent F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East. US Secretary of Defense Austin has also ordered the deployment of the USS Georgia cruise missile nuclear submarine to the Middle East, and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has also headed to the region. Austin said that the US military's increased deployment in the Middle East is "due to escalating tensions in the region." (CCTV News Client)

【Editor: Li Yan】