US sends second aircraft carrier to help Israel

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 16, 2023 12:42 am

WASHINGTON: The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean 'to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas' attack,' Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

The USS Eisenhower and its affiliated warships will join another carrier group already deployed to the region in the wake of the attack on Israel a week ago and Israel's ongoing response.

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