Israeli Major General: “We Are Falling into an Iranian Trap in Gaza” – The US is Also Mobilizing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit With Two Ships

• Original article in Greek, machine translated into English.
• Israeli Major General: “We Are Falling into an Iranian Trap in Gaza” – The US is Also Mobilizing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit With Two Ships
  by https://warnews247.gr/
  USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall with 3,000 marines on war footing
  The US, in addition to the two aircraft carriers, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gerald R. Ford, which will be together in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, is also mobilizing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit with amphibious assault ships. These are USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) with approximately 3,000 Marines.
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  The unit was recently ordered to stop the exercise in Kuwait and head to the Arabian Sea to ” prepare for further operations as a result of emerging events”.
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  Israeli Major General: We will fall into an Iranian trap in Gaza
  Israeli Major General is sounding the alarm as he talks of an “Iranian trap” being set for the Israeli Army once the IDF ground operation in Gaza begins. “If Israeli forces start a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, it will mean that the country will fall into the ‘Iranian trap’ and start acting according to the Iranian plan.”
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  This assessment of the unfolding events was given by the former commander of the IDF Air Force, Major General David Ivry. According to the military expert, Hamas attacks will force the Israel Defense Forces to respond with a ground invasion of Gaza. But when Israeli troops bog down in a ground operation, Israel will be attacked from Lebanon and the West Bank. This will lead to more serious consequences.
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  Ivry believes that the Gaza Strip is not a significant threat to Israel at present. Palestinian forces operating there can be suppressed by airstrikes and through economic pressure. But if the Israeli ground forces enter Gaza and “stuck” there for a long time, having suffered heavy losses, then a real threat to the country will be created on a completely different level.
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  The only viable option for a ground operation is the outright occupation of the Gaza Strip. But this will lead to a large number of casualties among the IDF troops.
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The Bataan Amphibious-Ready Group consisting of the USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), and also roughly 3,000 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are right now off the Coast of Bahrain and heading in the direction of the Arabian Sea, after they were forced… pic.twitter.com/hpFv8rz2Rv

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BREAKING: The US confirms it will deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, to be an 'available asset if needed'.

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