Leila Molana-Allen:
U.S. forces have also seen attacks by Iran backed militias in Iraq and Syria and Houthi rebels in Yemen directed missiles towards Israel, which the U.S. shot down. In response, the Defense Department said it would send the USS Eisenhower carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf instead of the Mediterranean Sea.
The U.S. will also send Israel additional missile defense systems and surface to air missiles. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the military has put more troops on notice to potentially deploy on top of the 2000 already received the order.
On CBS's Face the Nation, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has consulted with Israel about its plans for a ground invasion, but did not say whether the U.S. has asked Israel for a delay to let hostage negotiations continue.
Antony Blinken, Secretary of State: We give them our best advice. It's important as we said, not only what they do but how they do it, particularly when it comes to making sure that civilians are as protected as they possibly can be in this crossfire of Hamas is making.
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