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President Biden blamed Iranian-backed militant groups for a drone attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured more than 30, and he promised to respond. It was the first deadly strike against American personnel since the Gaza conflict sparked a spate of regional violence. U.S. officials said American air defenses failed to intercept the attack drone that killed the troops because the incoming aircraft was mistaken for a friendly drone returning to the base.
Iran denied involvement in the drone attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that militant groups that take action in the region do not do so on Tehran’s orders. He accused the United States of “exacerbating insecurity” by maintaining a military presence in Iraq and Syria and striking Yemen.
The three service members killed by the drone in Jordan were identified as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23. They were members of an Army Reserve unit, the 718th Engineer Company, from Fort Moore in Georgia.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was “continuing to engage in intensive battles” in and around Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, as the conflict puts further pressure on displaced Palestinians and hospitals there.
CIA Director William J. Burns met with officials from Israel, Egypt and Qatar on Sunday to discuss a possible Israeli-Hamas deal on hostage releases and a two-month cease-fire. The Israeli prime minister’s office said that the meeting was “constructive” but that there are “still significant gaps.”
At least 26,637 people have been killed and 65,387 injured in the Gaza Strip since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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Iran denied involvement in the drone attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that militant groups that take action in the region do not do so on Tehran’s orders. He accused the United States of “exacerbating insecurity” by maintaining a military presence in Iraq and Syria and striking Yemen.
The three service members killed by the drone in Jordan were identified as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23. They were members of an Army Reserve unit, the 718th Engineer Company, from Fort Moore in Georgia.
The Israel Defense Forces said it was “continuing to engage in intensive battles” in and around Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, as the conflict puts further pressure on displaced Palestinians and hospitals there.
CIA Director William J. Burns met with officials from Israel, Egypt and Qatar on Sunday to discuss a possible Israeli-Hamas deal on hostage releases and a two-month cease-fire. The Israeli prime minister’s office said that the meeting was “constructive” but that there are “still significant gaps.”
At least 26,637 people have been killed and 65,387 injured in the Gaza Strip since the war began, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Israel estimates that about 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack.
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