Sunday, June 9, 2024

US forces helped "Israel" retrieve 4 captives in Gaza: NYT

from al Mayadeen

Israeli and US sources have told The New York Times that the US provided intelligence on the Israeli captives retrieved from Gaza on Saturday.

Israeli occupation forces earlier announced they retrieved four live captives from the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

Reportedly, Resistance fighters guarding the captives had clashed with an Israeli force invading the camp, which led to the death of an occupation officer from the Yamam unit. 

The Israeli occupation forces launched on Saturday numerous airstrikes on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, which led to the death of at least 210 Palestinians and injury of 400.

A team of American experts stationed in Israeli-occupied lands supported the Israeli military in retrieving the four captives by giving information and other logistical support, according to one American official, who spoke anonymously to discuss the delicate operation.

A senior Israeli official told the NYT that the US and UK have been in "Israel" throughout the war on Gaza, assisting Israeli intelligence in gathering and analyzing information about the captives, some of whom are citizens of both countries.

Two Israeli official sources cited that US military officers gave the occupation information regarding the captives retrieved Saturday.

The Pentagon and the CIA have been sharing intelligence from drone flights over Gaza, communications intercepts, and other sources regarding the possible whereabouts of captives. The US and  UK have been able to give intelligence from the air and cyberspace that Israel is unable to acquire on its own, according to an Israeli official.

Following "Israel's" assault on the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday which killed at least 210 Palestinians, US President Joe Biden has not only not condemned the aggression but on the contrary, celebrated the retrieval of 4 Israeli captives during the strike...

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