Amid growing tensions between Israel and the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah, the United States repositioned the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp to the Mediterranean Sea this week, according to international media reports.
The move came as international bodies expressed concern that the Israel-Hamas war would spill over into Lebanon, where Hezbollah a member of the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” – regularly launches attacks into northern Israel.
While the ship’s relocation could be interpreted in many ways, one US official told the Washington Post that it was there for “deterrence” and had the secondary function of evacuating citizens should a full-scale war break out.
Another official told the Post that the USS…
