US Defense Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops

U.S. General Charles Q. Brown Junior and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin address the media at Ramstein

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on during a media statement with U.S. General Charles Q. Brown Junior (not pictured) following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any attack on U.S. troops in Gaza but added adequate measures were being put in place for the safety of military personnel.

"I don't discuss intelligence information at the podium. But I don't see any indications currently that there is an active intent to do that," Austin said during a press briefing.

"Having said that ... this is a combat zone and a number of things can happen, and a number of things will happen."

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The United States has called on both Israel and Hamas to ensure that aid bound for civilians in Gaza is not disrupted, after a shipment from Jordan was attacked by Israeli settlers and subsequently diverted by Palestinian militants.

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By Reuters