We can think that the contours of the Israeli response were negotiated with the United States, which is sending a new battery of THAAD anti-missile missiles to protect Israel from reprisals for the reprisals that they will carry out against Iran. This information published by the New York Times suggests that the State’s response is imminent and that this time it could not be only symbolic.
The United States will deploy an anti-missile defense system and around a hundred soldiers in Israel
The Pentagon announced the dispatch of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense battery and its crew, as Israel considers retaliation against Iran.
The United States is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel and will deploy around 100 American troops to operate it, the Pentagon announced Sunday.
President Biden has directed Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and its crew, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement Sunday. press release.
The move comes after Iran launched around 200 missiles, including ballistic missiles, towards Israel on October 1, and as Israel prepares its retaliatory attack. It will bring American troops closer to the war spreading across the Middle East.
General Ryder said the battery would “reinforce Israel’s integrated air defense system.”
“This action underscores the United States’ unwavering commitment to defending Israel and defending Americans in Israel against any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran,” the statement said. “It is part of broader adjustments the U.S. military has made in recent months to support the defense of Israel and protect Americans from attacks by Iran and Iran-aligned militias.
The United States sent a THAAD battery along with other air defense systems to the region weeks after the attacks carried out by Hamas on October 7, 2023. How quickly the missile defense system and troops would arrive in Israel was not immediately specified.
On Saturday, Mr. Austin spoke with Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defense minister, and “expressed deep concern over reports that Israeli forces had fired on Israeli peacekeeping positions.” “UN in Lebanon and regarding the death of two Lebanese soldiers”, indicated the Pentagon in a press release relating to this call.
On Sunday morning, the Israeli military said its planes had struck around 200 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day.
Helene Cooper is a Pentagon correspondent. She was previously an editor, diplomatic correspondent and White House correspondent.
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