US sending in people to assist Israel

 

 The Pentagon recently sent Marine Lt. Gen. James Glynn to Israel to help advise ahead of the anticipated urban warfare of an invasion of Hamas-held Gaza, Axios reported Monday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials. “Several other military officers” also traveled to Israel with Glynn, who used to command Marine special operations forces.

“We have asked several officials with relevant experience simply to help Israeli officials think through the difficult questions ahead and explore their options,” a U.S. military spokesman told Axios, and added, “The [Israeli Defense Forces] will, as always, make its own decisions.”

U.S. officials are also bracing for a possibly messy escalation of Israel’s war with Hamas. That includes preparing for a mass evacuation of some 600,000 Americans from the region, the Washington Post reported Monday.