Israel and the US will attempt to free the approximately 150 hostages held by Hamas in tunnels in the Gaza Strip. This is a historic mission with a high degree of risk.
The operation is expected to begin as soon as the Israeli Headquarters established specifically for this purpose locates the exact location of the hostages.
To this end, US Special Operations teams and Intelligence Agents arrived in Israel as Advisors to assist Israeli forces in rescuing the hostages in Gaza once the ground invasion began.
Unofficial sources say that elite US forces will normally participate in the operation.
The Americans photograph Greece saying that “US special operations forces have been put on alert in a nearby European country (JSOC Unit)” to help even more if needed.
Earlier it became known that the Greek Navy has reportedly been placed on High Alert with the Psara frigate deployed with NATO’s Standing Naval Group 2 in the Eastern Mediterranean for operations alongside the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.
The US has sent hostage rescue experts to advise Israeli forces on the release of 150 hostages – possibly including some Americans – kidnapped by Hamas during the bloody offensive in southern Israel.
More specifically, the US is sending hostage rescue experts to Israel and putting the special operations team “Door Kickers” on alert.
Meanwhile, US special operations forces have been put on alert in a nearby European country, according to two senior US military officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security issues.
Sources described these troops as “Door Kickers”, who could conduct a rescue effort themselves if ordered.
Officially, US forces will not assist Israel in any operations on the ground, the sources said. Unofficially, the Americans are feverishly working on their participation in the joint venture.
The US has sent both members of the intelligence community and special operations forces from US Central Command and US Special Operations Command to Israel to advise and assist in intelligence operations, the sources told The Messenger.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Tuesday that the US has “people on the ground” to assist Israeli authorities “with intelligence and planning” for possible operations involving hostage rescue efforts.
Austin, who traveled to Brussels with US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown to meet with the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, said the Pentagon has a “liaison team” in Israel that works with Israeli special operations forces.
Austin also said the US has the ability to “rapidly deploy other resources in the region”.
The White House said 11 Americans were killed in Israel and several remain missing.
Officials have not confirmed that any Americans are among the hostages, but on Tuesday, family members of four Americans came forward saying they believed their loved ones had been kidnapped in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Hamas threatened on Monday to begin executing hostages in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip