AGI – Five active-duty US soldiers were killed When a Military plane crashed in the Mediterranean During an exercise, the United States European Command (EUCOM) announced.
EUCOM did not specify the type of aircraft or where it flew from, but the United States has sent a carrier strike group to the area to prevent the war between Israel and Hamas from escalating into a regional conflict.
“During a routine aerial refueling mission as part of military training, a U.S. military aircraft carrying five military personnel crashed and plunged into the Mediterranean Sea. All five military personnel on board the aircraft were killed,” EUCOM said in a November statement . 10 crash.
Washington provided Israel with rapid military support and has strengthened its forces in the region – including with the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and other warships. U.S. forces in the region have suffered a surge in attacks related to the conflict in recent weeks and have been attacked more than 40 times since mid-October, leaving dozens of U.S. soldiers slightly injured.
Washington has blamed Tehran-backed militias for the violence and carried out three attacks on Iran-linked sites in Syria, two on October 26 and one on Wednesday.
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