According to a report by Huanqiu.com, the United States sent 58 and 60 transport planes respectively for two consecutive days to urgently reinforce the Middle East.
The creation of air bridges using the well-known C-17 and C-5 transport aircraft shows that the United States is strengthening its strategic influence in the Middle East.
Such large-scale transport is very rare, and has only been seen with similar deployment intensity during the Gulf War and the Iraq War.
In the face of growing tensions in the Middle East, concerns about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict caused by the United States' support for Israel have intensified, while the Houthis have openly declared war, and groups such as Jihad, Hamas, and Allah have also posed a serious threat to Israel.
In addition, U.S. bases in the Middle East are also frequently attacked by unidentified targets and **, which may indicate that after the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Middle Eastern countries may regularly attack U.S. bases in the Middle East.
In order to cope with this situation, the United States needs to strengthen its presence in the Middle East, not only building bridges in the air, deploying a large number of personnel, equipment and materials, and carrying out various war preparation operations, but also attracting ships from Britain, Italy, France and other countries to deploy in the Middle East.
Therefore, the air emergency deployment and the maritime four-nation exercise are equally important. This shows that the United States is also facing great uncertainty in dealing with the spillover of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The United States issued a warning to Israel not to occupy the Gaza Strip and supported Abbas's exercise of authority in the area in order to keep the most moderate and compliant Palestinian forces in Gaza, thereby minimizing the conflict with Israel.
In the situation in the Middle East, the Palestinians can be seen driven to Sinai, while the United States, in order to protect its own interests, has adopted a compromise strategy and maintained the authority of Abbas**.
Although there are also some contradictions between Abbas and Israel, it is not as intense as the conflict between Hamas and Jihad. The United States can use these contradictions, by amplifying them, as a lever to play a role in the Middle East.
If Israel's surrounding environment is stable, then Israel's demand for the United States may be significantly reduced. Therefore, the U.S. military deployment in the Middle East is not only to provide support to Israel, but more importantly, to enhance the U.S. influence by exerting military pressure on neighboring countries.
Despite this, the so-called goal of US assistance is still to protect its own interests, because the United States has too many bases in the Middle East, and the contradictions between the United States and Middle Eastern countries have accumulated to a deep extent, especially in the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the war against terrorism, the Middle East has become a major battlefield.
The once-peaceful Middle East has been shattered by war, with economic downturn and social unrest ensuing. The source of these problems all points to the United States. If Middle Eastern countries can turn to China and Russia for cooperation at a time when the United States is busy competing with great powers, then they can fight back against the United States in the Middle East.
Therefore, the predicament of the United States in the Middle East is also self-inflicted. Today's situation might not have taken place without frequent provocations, invasions in the Middle East and the maintenance of a high-intensity military presence.
Especially against the backdrop of great power competition, the United States must not forget about the Middle East and must maintain its military presence in the Middle East. In such a situation, protecting Israel has become a slogan, but protecting the United States is the real fact.
In particular, American bases play a key role in the Middle East, in terms of controlling the Middle East, blocking Russia's southern gates, etc. If these strategic assets are met with local opposition, then the US foothold in the Middle East will be affected, which will be a big problem.
In short, it has become an inevitable fact that the United States maintains a high military presence in the Middle East. In an environment of great power competition, this chaotic situation is likely to persist, so the situation in the Middle East will remain volatile.