A marine rapid response force of the US is on its way to the waters off Israel’s coast, per a defense official.
The force, comprising 2,000 Marines as well as sailors, will join an increasing number of US war vessels and forces that converge on Israel as the US tends to send out a message of deterrence to Iran and prevent the war in Gaza from turning out as a regional conflict.
The move happened as the US military bolstered its presence in the Middle East,...