President Joe Biden has reportedly dispatched a small contingent of senior U.S. military officers to Israel, including Marine Corps Lieutenant General James Glynn, a three-star officer with a background in commanding the Marine Corps special operations unit and leading Operation Inherent Resolve, the multinational campaign against the Islamic State, from July 2017 to July 2018.
This development follows an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on CBS, where he stated that the U.S. government is providing support to Israel as it readies for an anticipated ground operation in Gaza.
Israel’s preparations for such an offensive, acknowledged as a formidable endeavor by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, were spurred by an unprecedented large-scale attack on the nation by Hamas on October 7.