The deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford-led Carrier Strike Group 12 to the eastern Mediterranean Sea has one key mission: deterring the Lebanese Hezbollah from opening a second northern front against Israel. This concern took on added concern on Monday when Hezbollah and Israeli forces exchanged fire. A number of Hezbollah fighters were killed in that skirmish.
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