This new American aid should enable the Jewish state to “strengthen [ses] air defenses” against Iran.
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New American military aid for the Jewish state. The Pentagon announced on Sunday October 13 the deployment in Israel of an American high-altitude anti-missile defense system, called THAAD. (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense). And this, “to help strengthen air defenses” of its ally against Iran, Pentagon spokesperson General Pat Ryder said in a statement.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “authorized the deployment of a THAAD battery and a team of U.S. military personnel to Israel to help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s unprecedented attacks on Israel on April 13 and again on October 1“, he added. He also clarified that a THAAD battery had already been deployed in Israel following the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, and before that in 2019.