The U.S. Department of Defense will provide Israel with everything it needs to defend itself and protect the country from attacks by the Hamas terrorist organization.
Source. This was stated by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, whose statement was published by the Ministry.
"I am closely following the developments in Israel. Our commitment to Israel's right to self-defense remains unwavering. In the coming days, the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism," Austin said in a statement.
He also expressed his condolences to the families of those who died "in this horrific attack on civilians."
On Saturday morning, Hamas attacked Israel with thousands of rockets. Mohammad Deif, a senior Hamas military commander, announced the launch of the military operation "Storm Al-Aqsa".
After the Hamas attack, Israel announced the launch of the Iron Swords counterterrorism operation, and later Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel was at war.
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