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'This is False': US Shoots Down Reports Troops Being Sent to Israel-Lebanon Border

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Reports that the United States is deploying troops to the Israel-Lebanon border is false and Washington is not preparing to take such action, a White House National Security Council spokesperson told Sputnik on Monday.
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Citing sources, the Al-Hadath TV channel earlier reported that US troops would be deployed on the Israeli side of Israel's border with Lebanon.
"This is false. The US is not preparing to deploy troops to the Israel-Lebanon border," the spokesperson said.
The recent claims comes months after previous reports of a looming troop deployment prompted the US Department of Defense to issue a statement underscoring that no decision had been made to specifically send troops to Israeli territory.
In fact, one report claimed an estimated 5,000 US soldiers had participated in an overnight ground offensive into the Gaza Strip.
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Total of 5,000 US Soldiers Partook in Israel's Overnight Raid in Northern Gaza - Reports
Days after Hamas' surprise October attack, the US put some 2,000 service members on high alert over concerns the conflict would spread further into the region. However, officials have noted any deployment would not put troops into direct combat positions but on an advising role.
Of the roughy 2,000-strong group, officials later dispatched some 300 troops as a means of deterring outside groups from escalating regional tensions after leadership sought to quell repeat attacks against military bases in Iraq and Syria housing American forces.
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