The Department of Defense will deploy an advanced air defense system and U.S. forces to operate it to Israel, the Pentagon announced on Sunday.
The Thaad system, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, is a ground-based interceptor designed to shoot down ballistic missiles. The U.S. military has aided Israel’s defense during two large-scale Iranian attacks in April and October, though neither time was from inside Israel.
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