US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby emphasized that there are no plans or intentions to send American troops into the war between Israel and Hamas.
Washington does not rule out the possibility that American troops could be deployed to Gaza to release the hostages. This was stated by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Fox News on Sunday. He also stated that there are no such plans at the moment.
Asked by the Fox News Sunday host whether the US National Security Council official could “absolutely rule out” the possibility of any US forces in Gaza, Kirby said he could neither rule out nor rule out anything when it comes to bringing hostages home. .
“We have no plans or intentions to field American troops to participate in this war between Israel and Hamas,” Kirby said.
Hamas is believed to be holding more than 100 people hostage, including civilians, Israeli soldiers and an unknown number of Americans. The State Department said Saturday that 15 American citizens were still missing. US officials are not sure if all of them are being held hostage.
When asked by his host whether the United States would deploy troops specifically to send back Americans, Kirby noted uncertainty over details about their locations and the number of hostages.
“We’re actively trying to figure out exactly where they are, so we don’t even know how many there are. We’ve seen a small handful, we know there could be more than we thought, in different groups,” Kirby explained.
He also said the United States should be careful in public discussions about hostage-taking efforts.
“We’ve been working on this for literally hours, but again we need a lot more contextual information than is currently available so we can develop specific policy options, and we’re working on that,” Kirby added.
Previously, the White House reported that 11 Americans were killed as a result of the Hamas attack. John Kirby nearly cried when commenting on the war in Israel.
On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip. In particular, more than two thousand rockets were fired, and then militants began to occupy the country. The IDF declared martial law and launched Operation Iron Sword. On October 8, Israel officially declared war and invoked “Article 40 Aleph,” which had not been used since 1973.
Source: Focus
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