WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy has dispatched a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean to serve as a deterrent as Washington seeks to ensure that the Israel-Hamas fighting does not expand into a wider regional conflict.
Middle East crisis
U.S. positions 12,000 sailors off Israel with second carrier
10 American ships from 2 strike groups are intended to deter a wider conflict
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, refuels in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 11. The Ford is one of two carriers ordered to head to the region. (U.S. Navy photo)
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