US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack
The US has announced it will move an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and give Israel additional equipment and ammunition.
According to a US National Security spokesperson, the Hamas attack on southern Israel has killed at least 700 people and around 100 people have been kidnapped.
More than 400 people in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes, according to Palestinian officials.
Along with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, a missile cruiser and four missile destroyers are being sent to the region, along with US fighter jets.
The White House has added that further military aid will be sent in the coming days.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has expressed support for the Hamas attack, saying Israel needed to be held to account for endangering the region.
Hamas has said assistance from Iran helped it carry out its attack, which involved rockets, drones and militants on paragliders and saw hundreds of fighters break through Israeli border fortifications around the Gaza Strip.
