Accounts on “X” published a photo of a group of soldiers, claiming it shows American forces sent by .the United States to Israel, “The United States of America is sending forces to Israel”
Kashif verified the image via “Google Images” tool and found that it is old. The image shows US Marines boarding an American plane from McGuire Air Force Base to be transported to Afghanistan in 2021, not to Israel.
Alamy and The Jerusalem Post websites published the photo on 18/8/2021, with the following caption: “US Marines load onto a US C-17 Globemaster from McGuire Air Force Base to be transported to Afghanistan on August 18, 2021, from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.”
US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday, 13/10/2024, that the United States would send an advanced missile defense system to Israel, accompanied by US forces that would operate it
