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A second US aircraft carrier could be deployed to the east Mediterranean alongside another sent to the region after the attack by Hamas on Israel.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest warship, has already been mobilized along with a carrier strike group that includes other warships and a fleet of fighter jets.
Military officials are now weighing whether to also send a second carrier strike group led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The warship was already scheduled to visit the Middle East, but Pentagon leaders are now deciding whether it should accompany the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Placing both carriers and their accompanying ships in the eastern Mediterranean, close to the coast of Israel and the Gaza Strip, would amount to a massive show of force that would also serve as a deterrent against other groups who could join the conflict.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he ordered the Ford carrier strike group to be ready to assist Israel after the attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead on both sides.
Military officials are weighing whether to also send a second carrier strike group led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to the east Mediterranean, where the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest warship, has also been deployed
