While the Israeli army, which responded to the Al-Aqsa flood operation launched by Hamas on the morning of October 7, has been raining bombs on Gaza for 31 days, its “blood” brother, the United States of America, has taken a step that will turn the region into a bloodbath. The US Navy, which had previously sent two aircraft carriers to the region, also sent one of its nuclear submarines off the coast of Israel. The White House said, in a statement about this move that sparked reactions, “Changing the position of our forces in the Middle East is a message of deterrence toward those who are trying to escalate the conflict.”
The United States Central Command sent one of its naval forces’ nuclear submarines to the coast of Israel. He stated that the Ohio-class submarine had reached the Central Command area of responsibility in the region.
The submarine heading to the region is equipped with ballistic missiles and is known as the largest in the US Navy. The US military previously sent two aircraft carriers to the region.
While the United States’ move of two aircraft carriers and a nuclear submarine sparked great controversy, the White House’s statement on the matter included the following statement: “Changing the positioning of our forces in the Middle East is a message of deterrence toward those who would attempt to escalate the conflict.”
Right-wing Israeli Minister Eliyahu said on a radio program that the use of nuclear bombs is one possibility for Gaza.
Right-wing Israeli Minister Eliyahu.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan responded strongly to Israel after Eliyahu’s scandalous statement. The statement issued by Saudi Arabia said, “We condemn in the strongest terms the extremist statements made by a minister in the Israeli occupation government (Eliyahu) regarding dropping a nuclear bomb on the besieged Gaza Strip.”
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