US and Israel Join Forces to Protect Evacuation of Americans

Vice Admiral Patrick Walsh said Israel was aware that the U.S. would be ferrying evacuees from the port of Beirut to Cyprus on the chartered cruise ship Orient Queen, and that several U.S. and Israeli warships would be on hand to protect Americans from an attack by the guerrilla group. "I’m concerned about attacks on ships. We do not assume anything. And that sort of scenario is something we are planning for."

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