US Neither A Beacon of Democracy nor Human Rights Advocator
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On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched a major attack on Israel from their base in Gaza. In what became the largest loss of life in a single day in the country’s history, over 1200 people were killed, many in a truly horrific manner.
On top of that, almost 3,000 were injured, and around 150 Israelis were taken hostage. In response, the Israeli Government declared war on the group. Since then, it has heavily bombarded Gaza and placed it under a “complete siege”. This has now seen over a thousand Palestinians killed and almost 6000 wounded, including many children
But as Israel appears ready to launch a ground invasion, many are asking whether this is a war Israel can ever actually win. For almost 80 years, the Israel-Palestinian conflict has been a feature of international politics. It has led to major wars in the Middle East in 1948, 1967, and 1973. In addition, it has fueled other conflicts and fed international terrorism.
However, in recent years, the conflict seems to have dropped off the international radar. Following a peace plan in 1993, the world has steadily turned its attention elsewhere. As a result, the conflict has lingered, occasionally flaring up. This was highlighted by this latest outbreak of violence. But as the region braces for the most serious fighting in many years, a conflict that could draw in the West Bank, Lebanon, and even Iran, real questions need to be asked about how the issue might finally be settled, once and for all.
A spokesman for the Pentagon named Patrick Ryder said that the specially trained forces of the United States working to free the hostages have reached Israel, according to the Israeli media.
According to the Israeli authorities, Ryder added that sending an American aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean is “a deterrent message to Hezbollah and Iran not to interfere in the war,” noting that this ship has “espionage, surveillance, and response capabilities.”
He said that Washington will leave the F-35 fighters in the region, and strengthen the F-16 and F-15 fighters to ensure access to different opportunities, as he said.
Delta Force is a special operations unit of the United States Army that focuses primarily on freeing hostages and fighting “terrorism,” and most of their operations.
The unit was established in 1977 by Colonel Charlie Beckwith, who saw the need for a precision strike force within the army and worked with the British Special Air Service in the 1970s, which as part of the exchange of military experience between Washington and London, and to model the famous British Special Air Service.
Delta is involved in the destruction of terrorist cells, strategic reconnaissance and the preparation of battlefield operations, but it also participates in hostage rescue operations and CIA covert operations. This special force falls under the United States Army Special Operations Command (USAOC), but is controlled by the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
The primary mission of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is to conduct critical counter-terrorism operations, while the United States Special Operations Command (USAOC) focuses on unconventional warfare, domestic, foreign and international defense. preventing insurgents.
It is estimated that these forces reach up to 1,000 soldiers. Author Sean Naylor, writing for the Army Times Magazine, in his book about Delta Force, said there may be as many as 1,000 Delta Force soldiers. According to the website of the United States Special Ops, he said that joining this army is subject to conditions such as that the applicants are male, at least 21 years old, and be eligible military personnel.
One of the most famous operations that Delta Force participated in was in 1980, during an attempt to rescue American hostages held in Tehran during an operation called “Eagle’s Claw”.
The operation was described as a failure, due to a malfunction in the equipment of the flight operators, which caused the death of eight Americans, and then the 160th special operations unit of the Air Force was established.
According to the website “Insider”, in July 1983, Delta Force participated in the liberation of five Western “missionaries”, including two American citizens, who were being held by militants of the South Sudan Liberation Front. . It also participated in Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait after the invasion of Iraq in 1991.
In 1993, Delta carried out an operation in Mogadishu, with the aim of arresting the leader of the Somali army, General Mohamed Farah Aidid, but it suffered a heavy blow, after 18 of those forces were killed and 73 others were wounded.
This unit also participated in the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq between 2003 and 2011, and carried out the famous “Red Dawn” operation that arrested former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
According to the Military Commentary website, there are other famous operations in which they participated, such as the evacuation of the US embassy in Libya during the Benghazi attack in 2012, the arrest of the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, and the invasion of Syria from can mention the killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
US President Joe Biden said that he condemns the mass killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas, which he described as evil acts, promising that the United States will fully support Israel.
Biden said he would make sure Israel gets everything it needs, including more ammunition and air defense missiles. He confirmed that fourteen Americans were killed and others were captured by Hamas.
Biden added that he is ready to request that additional US troops be sent to the region to prevent any forces that think they are taking advantage of the crisis.