sabrina singh, a deputy spokeswoman for pentaogo, did not directly respond, but said that there is indeed concern in penton about this, that is why they are now calling on their congressmen to quickly consider this issue of additional budget expenditures, it is said, i will remind you about the 24 billion dollars that will allow washington to support kyiv in the future, and including... also and replenish its own stockpiles of natalium so that these gaps do not occur and that the defense capability of the united states does not suffer as well. ostape, and how in the pentagon are they actually reacting to the discussions of congressmen around the issue of providing new aid to ukraine, does the ministry of defense have any mechanisms that would ensure the provision of support to kyiv. this was also asked at the briefing today, here in the pentagon, you know, and here at least the us ministry of defense is confident that there will be bipartisan support after all, they emphasized that a small group is a smaller group... in the congress they oppose the continuation of support for ukraine and

defense department today held a briefing on the israel-hamas war with updates from deputy secretary sabrina singh. sabrina: good afternoon. i'd like to introduce the secretary of defense who will brief you on risky behavior over the last year or so against u.s. aircraft operating lawfully in the east and south china sea region. we will release these images and videos late they are afternoon. with that, i turn it turnover dr. rat burn. -- ratburn. >> i would like to talk about the images that depict an increase in coercive behavior in the east and south china sea. i would like to talk about why it represents such significant concern. the authoritative public assessment of the p.l.a. and role it plays in beijing's broader ambitions. this year's report will be out soon and taken together with today's announcements represents the most comprehensive depiction to date of the concerning behavior by the p.l.a. last year's c.m.p.r. noted that fighter jets were increasingly engaging in coercive behavior this provides a much-clearer estimate of that disturbing trend. specifically since the fall of 2021, we

. >> dana: sabrina singh, thanks for being here.tates let sanctions expire as teheran's proxies fire away at israeli and american targets going onto say here's the contradiction of current u.s. iran policy in a nutshell. while the pentagon deploys a missile defense system to the middle east to protect u.s. bases from the missiles fired by iranian proxies and biden administration led the embargo on the missile program lapse, which means the cap has been lifted and iran can send missiles anywhere that it wants including to these proxies that are possibly going to widen the war. describe the level of concern the pentagon has. >> thank you, dana. we're concerned about other cassioppi fors, particularly iran looking for a way to widen the conflict beyond israel and so our biggest concern is privately and publicly and moving two carrier strike groups into the region to bolster our deterrence but to also protect our u.s. forces. we are seeing an up tick in attacks on u.s. forces in iraq and syria. so that's why you're seeing as you mention

after that , pentagon deputy spokesperson sabrina singh was asked why the united states sets conditions for the use of american weapons in ukraine and does not set such conditions for israel. i suggest listening to a fragment from a briefing at the us ministry of defense. is the position of the ministry of defense, respectively the white house , such that we trust the israelis more than to the ukrainians, because we did not set any preconditions for the israelis. weapons, we expect them to comply with the laws of war, but at the same time we have set conditions for the ukrainians, in particular with regard to cluster munitions, they are obliged to inform us where they have used them, they are obliged to keep a list of the use of such munitions and their targets, so, do we trust the israelis more than the ukrainians? i would n't look at it that way, ukraine and israel are now waging two very different wars. ukrainians use cassettes responsibly ammunition on the battlefield. they're watching where they end up, it's what they're doing for their own security, so that when they start to take

announcer: deputy press secretary sabrina singh took questions from reporters on the israel/hamas war including an alleged israeli airstrike on a hospital in gaza the more than 500 people. she also discusses newly declassified images and videos of chinese military actions against u.s. aircraft in international airspace. from the pentagon, this is just under one hour. ms. singh: right. ok. hi, everyone. good afternoon. i'd like to introduce admiral john c. aquilino, commander united states, indo pacific command, and doctor eli ratner, assistant secretary of defense for indo pacific security affairs. they will brief you on some newly declassified images and videos of coercive and risky p.l.a. operational behavior over the last year or so against u.s. aircraft operating lawfully in international airspace in the east and south china sea regions. we will release these videos and images later this afternoon. and with that, i'll turn over to dr. ratner. dr. ratner: ok, great. good afternoon, everyone. i would like to take this opportunity today to speak about the newly declassified pictures

sabrina singh says the defense department has a small number of personnel in israel to augment embassy staff. that would be to advise and consult on hoes tinl recovery. the u.s. is about doubling the navy presence in the region dispatching the eisenhower. the air force has announced its sending squadrons of f-16, 15 and a-10 fighter aircraft giving the u.s. more than 100 attack planes in the region. the pentagon says they're working to fulfill israeli needs for munitions, medical supplies and more. the pentagon says that secretary lloyd austin has been holding almost daily calls with his israeli counterpart and expected to speak again today. martha? >> martha: rich, thank you for that breaking news. rich edson at the pentagon. chilling new comments from iran's foreign minister today. warning that the spread of a larger war is now approaching an unavoidable stage. are you a veteran, own a home and need money for your family? newday usa can help. veterans have earned a lot of va benefits with their service, but the va home loan benefit is a big one. by using your benefit at newday you ca

. >> sabrina singh says the u.s. has a small number of military personnel there to advise and consult on hostage recovery. the pentagon is working to get more aid to israel, that includes artillery, munitions, restocking the iron dome system. the missile defense system and medical supplies. sandra? >> sandra: rich edson live from the pentagon. thank you. so will that increase in u.s. firepower translate in to greater u.s. involvement? with us now, former centcom commander general frank mckenzie. what can you tell us about adding this aircraft carrier and what that does for this ongoing conflict? >> the second aircraft carrier is designed to send a message to iran. now is not the time to attack israel or widen the conflict. what the aircraft carrier gives you is gives the president more options and sends a strong signal to iran and to lebanese hezbollah. it means less for the fight that is starting to fight in gaza but means a lot about the opportunities that we still have to permit this war from widening to a theater

at the time deputy press secretary sabrina singh said it just happened so she had no information to share. she has confidence that israel is complying with the rules of war as the u.s. continues sending arms there. >> we did not put preconditions on israel when it came to providing security assistance. democracies like israel and us should follow the law of war and will follow the law of war in protecting innocent civilians and directly targeting where these known terrorists are. >> martha: the pentagon says secretary lloyd austin has given the order to place about 2,000 troops on ready-to-deploy orders giving them 24 hours to deploy to the middle east. officials say commanders are deciding which units to put on standby. separately a u.s. defense official says the 26th marine expedition ordinary unit and 2,000 marines and sailors is moving closer to israel. that unit is a rapid response force. centcom's commander met with the israeli defense minister. there was a briefing on operational developments. they want to ensure that israeli forces have what they need and to ensure that this fight

the deputy press secretary sabrina singh says over the past several days five c 17s, big planes haveanded in israel with a range of security assistance. defense secretary lloyd austin addressed u.s. troops in one of those shipments last week. the pentagon says it's fulfilling israeli munitions requests as quickly as it can and that officials have confidence israel is using them in a way that complies with the rules of war when it comes to civilians. the pentagon also says it's giving about 2,000 troops the order to prepare to leave for the middle east on 24 hours' notice. there has been no order deploying them just yet. separately, the defense department says that 26th marine expeditionary unit and its 2,000 marines and sailors moving closer to israel via the red sea. >> the 26 is equipped to execute amphibian and respond and limited. it does not have orders. they are there so that the secretary and the president can make a decision if they are needed. >> the ford strike group is also in the eastern mediterranean. austin just extended its deployment. the eisenhower strike group is on

sabrina singh is talking to reporters across the hall. she can't verify the reports. she says she has nothing to offer specifically on the reports on the explosion at the hospital. the pentagon has said the law of war is upheld and she's confident in her conversations that democracies like israel should and will continue to follow the rules of law. also commenting on that news that 2,000 troops have basically or will basically be given the order to stand by perhaps be ready if given the order to go on 24 hours notice to the region. she says right now the department of defense is going through specifically which units might be affected by that, who should be notified, who should be given the order to say hey, in 24 hours, you may need to get moving. on top of that, the pentagon is discussing this balancing act trying to get munitions to israel. >> during yesterday's call, the secretary reiterated that america's support for israel's security remains iron clad and emphasized the support for safety for the citizens. we'll adhere to the rule of law and the law of war under

israel began in matters of providing military assistance; at the briefing of pentagon speaker sabrina singhn the use of these weapons, and when they provide weapons to israel, there are no restrictions, well , there is no surveillance of how these weapons are used, mrs. sing had to get out. the ministry of defense did not set conditions for the israelis to use weapons, while at the same time such conditions were set for the ukrainians. ukraine and israel are now involved in two very different wars, the ukrainians use cluster munitions responsibly on the battlefield and watch where they go. israel is one of our oldest partners and allies in the region. we cooperate very closely on security issues. i think we understand, this is an attack for them, like 9/11, they have the right to respond to terrorists who killed innocent people, i have a question. i liked this andreyloch, it turns out that we trust the israelis more than the ukrainians, the american asks, yes, hell yes, they do, i didn’t understand what she said, i wouldn’t exaggerate biden’s speech today, that’s its significance, because w