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President Biden's administration will soon send an advanced missile defense battery to Israel and about 100 U.S. troops to operate it, the Pentagon announced Sunday.
The measure comes after Iran and its proxy terrorist groups launched a massive missile attack against Israel in April this year. Again on October 1st. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) was previously deployed to Israel in 2019, but only for one exercise, Pentagon officials say.
“The THAAD battery will enhance Israel’s integrated air defense system. This move is in line with the United States' ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel and to protecting Americans in Israel from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran. It is part of a broader coordination. Israel's defenses in recent months “to protect and protect Americans from attacks by Iran and Iranian-linked militias,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
The IDF faced little resistance from Hezbollah after weeks of hitting terrorist targets, officials said
President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have had a frosty relationship in recent months.
Defense Department spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder announced the change to the media on Sunday. It comes as the Biden administration has been cautious about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the conflict in Gaza and the escalation of tensions in Lebanon.
Biden was asked why he authorized the deployment on Sunday and he responded bluntly “to protect Israel.”
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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan The US reportedly told Israeli officials earlier this month that it expects “transparency and openness” about Israel’s plans for future attacks, particularly any retaliation against Iran.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, component gives ballistic missile defense systems a globally transportable and rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles in or out of the atmosphere during their final phase of flight. (Missile Defense Agency/US Department of Defense)
“Our trust in the Israelis is very low right now and for good reason,” a US official told Axios on October 8.
A few weeks later the report arrived The Biden-Harris administration Increasingly willing to criticize the Netanyahu regime. Although they have repeatedly stated that they support Israel's right to self-defense.
The Pentagon will send US troops into Israel in an unusual move amid its war with Iranian proxies. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iran's massive missile barrage on October 1 demonstrated Iran's threat to Israel as a regional power. Hundreds of rockets and missile debris fell on Israeli territory, but no Israeli casualties were reported.
