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US to send more troops to Middle East after Israeli targets Hezbollah in major Lebanon strike

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The Pentagon announced Monday that it is sending an undisclosed number of troops to the Middle East .

The move follows Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Hezbollah targets that killed at least 274 people and wounded more than a thousand .

There are about 40,000 U.S. troops in the region.

The Pentagon has maintained a robust presence there since the Hamas attack on Israel .