00:00 As the war between Israel and Hamas is intensifying, reports emerge revealing that the United States
00:07 is quietly expanding its military facility in Israel.
00:12 Just two months before Hamas attacked Israeli towns, the Pentagon vested a multi-million
00:16 dollar contract for expansion of the secret US base it maintains deep within Israel's
00:22 Negev Desert, just 20 miles from Gaza.
00:25 Codenamed Site 512, the base currently serves as a radar facility for monitoring the skies
00:31 for missile attacks on Israel.
00:33 However, as per a US media report, the facility was built not to monitor missiles incoming
00:39 from the Gaza Strip but for the mid-range missiles of Iran.
00:43 That's why the facility could not detect when Hamas fired as many as 20-200 rockets into
00:48 Israel on the morning of October 7.
00:51 The US Army base is situated atop Mount Har Keren, as per reports it is now being expanded
00:56 for new facilities including a life support facility, a military term denoting accommodation
01:01 similar to barracks, for troops.
01:04 Washington has vastly expanded its presence in the Middle East after the war broke out
01:09 in an attempt to keep Iran from directly joining the conflict.
01:12 It has doubled the number of fighter jets in the region and deployed two aircraft carriers
01:17 off the Israeli coast.
01:19 The White House has insisted that it does not plan to send US troops to support Israel.
01:24 However, it is not clear if the Pentagon will deploy troops stationed at the military base
01:29 to assist Israeli defence forces.
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