A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
The US is flying drones over the Gaza Strip to help gather intelligence on the locations of hostages taken by the Hamas Movement and other Palestinian armed factions during the October 7 surprise attack, Reuters reported on November 3, citing a pair of United States officials.
One of the officials told the news agency that the drone flights began over a week ago. A number of U.S. citizens are among those being held in Gaza.
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on November 3 that the number of hostages believed to be held in the Strip was 241. He noted that the number is not final as the military investigates new information on those missing since the Hamas-led attack.
Reuters’ report confirmed an investigation by The New York Times that was published a day earlier. The newspaper said that the drones flying over Gaza are MQ-9 Reapers operated by the U.S. Special Operations forces. The drones were first spotted on October 28 on Flightradar24, a publicly accessible flight-tracking website, though Pentagon officials said that the aircraft have been active in the area since the days after the attack.
Pentagon officials told the newspaper that the drones are not supporting Israeli military operations on the ground in Gaza. A claim that will be hard to verify considering that the MQ-9s are combat capable drones, which are armed and can be also used to direct strikes.
The New York Times said that at least six MQ-9s are involved in the operation and a graphic shared by the newspaper shows that the drones are flying around 24 kilometers away from northern Gaza, where Israeli troops are currently advancing.
The U.S. military has been providing military aid, including bombs and artillery rounds, to Israel, and has deployed two carrier strike groups, a Marines expeditionary unit, a dozen air defense systems and hundreds of troops to the Middle East since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
In addition, several dozen American commandos have been dispatched to Israel, allegedly to help advise on hostage recovery efforts.
The U.S. unconditional support for Israel caused a backlash in the Arab and Islamic world. More than two dozen rocket and drone attacks also targeted bases hosting American troops in Iraq and Syria in recent weeks, causing casualties and material losses.
It’s worth noting that the U.S. The Secretary of State arrived in Israel on November 3 to discuss issues related to the war in Gaza, including a possible deal to free the hostages and temporary ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid. He will reportedly meet with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan later. These diplomatic advances are likely meant to cover up U.S. growing involvement in the Israeli war.
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my nazi pen pal eric send me used condom for halloween
eric is americunt hillbilly. all neo-nazis are complete half-wits this side of the pond. most of them hardly pass as aryan. they are mixed with irish and slav yet the retards back themselves into a corner talking about racial purity and white national homogeneous utopia.
we don’t care about the hostages. consider them an offering to moloch.
disturbingly it looks like moloch is the main demonic entity worshipped currently. not only is it known for its love of child sacrifice — but also his rewarding of military victories — hence the shunning of zelensky after his failures — and the high-rate of dead children in gaza. no such thing as coincidences in masonic & talmudic satanism
the colonial mentality is parasitic
islam is parasitic and infesting earth too long
no anglo-american hegemony and zionism is parasitic
and russia has taken a neutral stance, which in the face of war crimes against a trapped and utterly dehumanized population amounts to nothing other than being pro-jew, pro-israel.
lavrov: russia to support arab states’ palestine-israel settlement solution
nobody wants to see or hear lierov
certianly the “good guy” russian act is not really squaring anymore. looks like they are only looking after their national interests which have nothing to do with international law, ethics, or a high moral
code. i predict that their impious middle eastern influence will wane.
exactly. they have stood up for international law and pointed out that israel as an “occupier” has gone way beyond “self defense” — as-is occupiers have no right to self defense. but now they take a neutral stance, knowing that saudis and sunni regional powers are compromised. again: un proves to be big theater. and russia one of the play’s favorite sons
you never really know what is going on behind the scenes. most importantly, russia stopped american and israeli expanionism in syria and ukraine. to the contrary, russia pushed back and took command of situation and created buffer zones. also russia-iranian ties remain strong. so be weary of making unfounded accusations
but will there be any ukrainian sons left? are there ethnocidal tendency by western elite? you know the ethnocentric self-chosen ones?
i know one thing: there will be no russians left
moron need sniff my rectum
whatever is left of ukraine will be named new khazaria, join the eu and then take lead within it.
i am aware. “a new capital called astana was established within kazakhstan on december 10th, 1997. this capital is under construction and has contributed to a massive construction boom in the region. this new futuristic city is full of masonic symbolism and new world religion designs. though it has relatively flown under the radar for many years, there is a surprisingly large amount of information available about the construction of astana.”
“it is looking obvious that both russia and china are willing to accept the establishment of this new khazaria in the heart of the eurasian continent. the monetary objectives of all players on designing a new international financial framework is extremely telling of the more macro geopolitical and economic alignments taking place.“
“the establishment of a one world system of governance, including political, economic, and religious, can be compared to herding cats. it would almost seem impossible if it weren’t for the fact that all cats were being directed down a very wide pathway which allows them to bump into one another and switch sides consistently as they rush to the final objective. strange times on the new world frontier.“
situation is complex. ukrainian puppet junta regime little more than gangster clan driven by corruption. american taxpayer grift, arms trafficking grift, human trafficking, organ trafficking, etc — all while enriching western industrial complex and banskter investors.
i agree especially since we know that that us officials have been in contact with hamas in talks to release hostages
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russia would need to burn his anglo-jewish constitution to be able to do anything more.
and putin does not want to do it oviously he has tried to work within the laws and bend
them here and there but not more.
i dont think he needs to do more.
the globalists are imploding the west from inside to make way for one world government with new khazaria / russia / china as the new hegemon
i wonder if anglo-saxon western elite truly
understand this end-game. with ethnocentric ashekazi kingdom now looking to make new location for lucifer’s asshole. russia and china being the right ass cheek (or left depending on perspective?)
if the us is directly killing palestinians, then it is at war against them and will be fair game for counter attacks. we can’t claim to be neutral observers any more.
nobody needs arab scum
bitter miserable vlub needs taliban therapist