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[text/qi qian, observer network] as israel killed lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah and continued air strikes on lebanon, the situation in the middle east suddenly became tense, and the us military further strengthened its military presence in the middle east. according to a report by the u.s. political news network "politico" on september 29, u.s. defense secretary austin sent additional military forces to the region that day and ordered deployed aircraft carriers to be on standby and other forces to be ready for deployment.

"the united states retains the ability to deploy troops within a short period of time and dynamically adjust its force posture based on the changing security situation." on the 29th local time,pentagonthe spokesperson issued a statement saying that austin has ordered the uss abraham lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to continue deploying in the middle east, and the uss wasp amphibious readiness group will continue to perform missions in the eastern mediterranean.

the pentagon said it has increased the presence of fighter jets and attack squadrons, deploying to the region includingF-22, f-15e, f-16 and a-10, "will further strengthen defensive air support capabilities in the coming days."

the statement read that the pentagon is focused on "protecting u.s. citizens and troops in the region, safeguardingisraeland de-escalation through deterrence and diplomacy." austin emphasized that the united states is determined to prevent "iran and its proxies" from exploiting the situation or escalating the conflict, warning that "if iran or its proxies target u.s. personnel or interests in the region, the united states all necessary countermeasures will be taken."

the pentagon also said austin has increased readiness to deploy additional u.s. forces and respond to various contingencies.

politico pointed out that the "abraham lincoln" aircraft carrier strike group was originally planned to be deployed in the pacific region, but was deployed to the middle east a month ago. in addition, the uss truman aircraft carrier battle group left its home port in virginia a few days ago for a scheduled cruise. "this may be the second time since this summer that the us military has deployed two aircraft carriers in the middle east."

the report mentioned that in addition to the "wasp", the "wasp" amphibious combat readiness group also includes the "san antonio" class amphibious transport dock ship "new york", the "harpers ferry" class dock landing ship "oak hill", and f -35b fighter jets and thousands of marines to evacuate civilians from lebanon if necessary. the combat readiness group has been patrolling near the mediterranean sea since june.

in recent days, austin has had frequent phone calls with israeli defense minister yoav galant. austin issued a statement on the social media agents take advantage of the situation or escalate the conflict."

"the united states remains committed to protecting u.s. forces and installations in the region and is committed to defending israel," austin stressed.

"we did send some additional troops to the region," white house national security council spokesman john kirby said in an interview with the american broadcasting corporation (abc) on the 29th. the united states now has "more troops in the middle east than it did in april (iran air strikes on israel)." "as a result, we have a very strong military capability to defend ourselves and help defend israel if necessary."

since september 23, israel has continued to launch large-scale air strikes into lebanon, which has resulted in a large number of casualties and the displacement of nearly 100,000 people in lebanon. on the 27th local time, the israeli military air raided the hezbollah headquarters in beirut, killing hezbollah leader nasrallah. at the same time, israel rejected the lebanese-israeli "21-day ceasefire initiative" urged by the united states and france.

currently, the international community has issued warnings about the situation in the middle east, fearing that a full-scale war would break out between lebanon and israel and lead to further escalation of regional tensions. on the 29th, observer.com learned that the chinese embassy in lebanon has sent out a questionnaire on evacuation intentions.

the lebanese ministry of health stated that an israeli air strike on the 29th local time killed at least 105 people and injured 359 others. cctv reporters learned that the israeli military launched a new round of air strikes on beirut, the capital of lebanon, in the early morning of the 30th local time. at the same time, the israeli army also launched air strikes on herme and surrounding areas in northeastern lebanon.

on the 29th local time, us president biden told reporters that he would hold talks with israeli prime minister netanyahu.

"yes, i will talk to him." biden said, "we must avoid" a full-scale war in the middle east. "we have taken precautionary measures against the u.s. embassy and people who want to evacuate, but we are not there yet. we are trying to work with france and many other countries," he said.

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