WASHINGTON - The US military is"surging" fresh supplies of air defences, munitions and other security assistance to Israel to help it respond to an"Planes have already taken off," the US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to Pentagon reporters.
"We are able to continue our support both to Ukraine, to Israel, and maintain our own global readiness," the official said Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, killing hundreds of Israelis and seizing dozens of hostages. The senior US official compared the attack by Hamas to"ISIS-level savagery," a characterisation echoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also said on Monday that Hamas' attack mirrored those carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria .in Israel and added US citizens were likely among the Hamas hostages.
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