The United States sends a few thousand more troops to the Middle East

WASHINGTON (AP) The United States is sending a few thousand troops to the Middle East to bolster security and defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon announced Monday. The announcement follows reports that Israel has already launched limited raids across the border with Lebanon.

The additional forces would bring the total number of troops in the region to 43,000.

The increased presence will involve several squadrons of fighter and attack aircraft, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. U.S. officials said that total also included a small number of other troops intended to increase the presence.

This follows recent strikes in Lebanon and the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a significant escalation in the Middle East war, this time between Israel and Hezbollah.

Additional personnel include squadrons of F-15E, F-16 and F-22 fighter jets and A-10 attack aircraft, as well as personnel necessary to support them. The jets were supposed to rotate and replace squadrons already there. Instead, existing and new squadrons will remain in place to double the available air power.

On Sunday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced he was temporarily extending the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and its embarked air wing to the region. A U.S. official said the extension would be about a month. A second carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, left Virginia last week and is en route to Europe. It will head to the Mediterranean Sea and once again provide a two-carrier presence in the wider region. It shouldn't arrive for at least a week.

At the White House, President Joe Biden said Monday that he was more aware than you might think of reports that Israel was considering a limited ground incursion into Lebanon after nearly a year of fighting with Hezbollah, and declared that he wanted an immediate ceasefire. Asked about the reports, Biden said, “I’m more aware than you think, and I’m comfortable with them stopping.” We should have a ceasefire now.

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Zeke Miller contributed from Washington.

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