The U.S. has sent hostage rescue experts to advise the Israel Defense Forces on freeing the 150 hostages — including possibly some Americans — who were kidnapped by Hamas during the bloody attack on southern Israel, The Messenger has learned.
Meanwhile, U.S. special operations forces have been placed on alert in a nearby European country, according to two senior U.S. military officials who spoke to The Messenger under condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters.
Sources described these troops as “door kickers,” who could conduct a rescue effort themselves, if ordered.
For the moment, there is no indication that U.S. forces will aid in any operations on the ground in Israel, the sources said.
But, the Americans are only a few hours away by plane if they need to intervene.
The U.S. sent advisors from the U.S. intelligence community to augment an American special operations team assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Israel, the sources told The Messenger.





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