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Pentagon evacuates personnel from Israel amid Gaza violence

The 120 US military personnel were visiting for a planning conference ahead of a joint exercise with Israeli forces.
C17 transport plane

The escalating violence between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Gaza has prompted the US military to withdraw more than 100 personnel from Israel.

Some 120 service members, including personnel from the Navy’s Combined Task Force 76 and the 3rd Marine Logistics Group, were evacuated in a C-17 transport aircraft to Germany on Thursday as rockets continued to stream into Israeli skies.

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