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BRASILIA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Chinese troops will take part for the first time in Brazil's annual military exercises this week that also include U.S. forces, the Brazilian Navy said on Tuesday.

Pentagon spokesperson Major Pete Nguyen said, however, U.S. and Chinese forces would not be training together at the Brazil's "Operation Formosa" exercises.

"While the PRC are also present at the exercise, U.S. troops are not training alongside or with the PRC," Nguyen said. The PRC, or People's Republic of China, is the country's official name.

China sent observers last year to the Operation Formosa exercises, but will have troops on the ground this year, the Brazilian Navy, which coordinates the drills, said in a statement. U.S. troops participated as well in 2023.

"In Operation Formosa 2024 we have for the first time the participation of portions of troops made up of both friendly nations," the Navy said of the two superpowers present this year. It did not detail the size of their contingents.

The Brazilian military will deploy 3,000 troops in the three-day exercises starting on Wednesday, and they will train using aircraft, tanks, armored and amphibious vehicles, artillery and missile and rocket launchers, it said.

The exercises, which use live ammunition, take place outside the town on Formosa, located 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Brazil's capital Brasilia.

Invited military personnel participate in workshops to exchange experiences, the Navy said, and observers from eight countries will attend the exercises, including Argentina, France, Italy, Pakistan and South Africa.

The Pentagon's Nguyen said U.S. Marines were only at Formosa to train with their Brazilian partners. "By working side-by-side with our Brazilian counterparts, we are enhancing our collective ability to respond to regional security challenges," he said.

The supposed zi0nist plan for an invasion of Lebanon (and Syria):

Today, Al-Akhbar editor-in-chief Ibrahim Al-Amin published a bombshell report regarding leaked "israeli" plans for an aggression against Lebanon, in light of constant threats by zionist leaders to do so and assurances about the return of over 100,000 settlers displaced from northern occupied Palestine.

Western diplomatic efforts to separate the Gaza and Lebanon fronts have failed, with Hezbollah rejecting proposals to reach a ceasefire agreement independent of the Gaza genocide war, according to the source citing envoys.

This is despite numerous efforts and threats by western envoys to Lebanon, using the pretext of "returning settlers" to justify a larger war.

Such ridiculous proposals included demilitarization of the south, large deployment of UNFIL forces, and disarmament up to 10km from the border

Envoys suggested that the likelihood of an aggression on Lebanon increases "day by day," stating that American efforts to prevent it are futile.

The report describes that "israel" is planning military maneuvers targeting both Lebanese and Syrian territories, aiming to cut off Hezbollah’s land supply routes (whether through Syria or Iraq) and sever the connection between the Bekaa and the south.

In order to do this, it requires a ground operation to invade southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria, "advancing eastwards toward the heart of Lebanon to cut off the route between the Bekaa and the south."

According to the sources, IOF plans include striking Syrian forces to weaken their ability to assist Hezbollah, and encouraging Syrian opposition forces to escalate operations against the Syrian Arab Army.

Further, Lebanese factions hostile to Hezbollah are meeting with Syrian opposition groups, discussing the potential role of Syrian opposition in a possible "israeli" war against Hezbollah; these talks (which were held in Germany, Turkey, and elsewhere and whose members are known) have focused on Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syrian opposition groups. They seek to play on sectarian chords to incite refugees against the Lebanese resistance, under assurances of regime change in Syria.

American intelligence also suggests Lebanese politicians inciting against Syrian refugees could face U.S. sanctions, as part of broader efforts to manipulate regional dynamics against Hezbollah.

Lastly, there are worries of Syrian opposition groups that previously had ties with "israel" to express readiness to cooperate with the IOF in this potential offensive (one such opposition member now lives in a zionist settlement in the Golan).