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financial associated press, september 27 (editor niu zhanlin) multiple u.s. officials revealed that as tensions in the middle east escalate sharply, the united states and britain have deployed hundreds of soldiers to cyprus to deal with a series of emergencies that may occur in lebanon. event.

earlier this week, u.s. department of defense spokesman pat ryder said the united states was urgently sending additional troops to the middle east as the escalating conflict between israel and lebanese hezbollah increased the risk of a larger regional war. but ryder did not provide details about the number and mission of the additional troops.

sabrina singer, another spokesperson for the u.s. department of defense, subsequently confirmed that the united states has sent dozens of troops to cyprus "out of an abundance of caution." "we still believe that the conflict has been contained in the gaza strip for now and do not believe that israel and hezbollah are in a state of full-scale war. but there is no doubt that tensions in the area have escalated."

"this is not how we describe a full-scale regional war, what you are seeing now is a firefight on the northern border," singer explained. she claimed that the biden administration is busy with diplomatic solutions, but apparently all this is to no avail, israeli prime minister benjamin netani yahoo has dismissed the possibility of a ceasefire.

cyprus is the closest eu member state to lebanon, approximately 264 kilometers away. during the war between israel and hezbollah in 2006, cyprus played a key role in helping foreigners evacuate lebanon, facilitating the departure and accommodation of tens of thousands of people fleeing the conflict at the time.

cypriot president christodoulides said: “we have received requests from many countries, not only from the eu but also from other third countries, and we are ready to play this role if necessary. we did it in 2006 and we will cooperate now other countries evacuate their citizens.”