WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States continues to assess that the threat of attack against Israel by Iran and its proxy groups still exists, the Pentagon said on Monday, after Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander.
Gallant was meeting with top U.S. military officer General C.Q. Brown, who is on a trip to the region aimed at preventing Israel's war with the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza from engulfing the region.
In one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare, Israel on Sunday struck Iran's Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah with around 100 jets in what it said was a pre-emptive strike aimed at thwarting a much larger attack.
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General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. is the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown met with his Israeli counterpart and the Israeli defense minister in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the weekend attacks. Their talks also touched on the monthslong war in Gaza, with Brown emphasizing the need to minimize civilian casualties, allow humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians, and prevent the conflict from broadening.
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Hamas fired two long-range missiles at Tel Aviv on Tuesday — just two days before scheduled cease-fire and hostage negotiations that the terror group refuses to attend unless Israel agrees to a ...
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