Top US Official Confirms Role in Israeli Operation: No ‘Forces on the Ground’

Published on June 10, 2024

A senior White House official confirmed Sunday that the United States assisted Israel in its hostage rescue mission over the past weekend without sending troops on the ground. National security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke with multiple news outlets on Sunday a day after the Israel Defense Forces led an operation that rescued four Hamas-held hostages in Gaza. “The United States has been providing support to Israel for several months in its efforts to help identify the locations of hostages in Gaza and to support efforts to try to secure their rescue or recovery,” Mr. Sullivan told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday....

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