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The US Department of Defense announcedPentagon“Its intention is to deploy the air defense system.”Thad“Dedicated to intercepting long-range ballistic missiles in Israel, accompanied by American soldiers who will supervise their operation.
The Pentagon added – in a statement issued by its media office, today, Sunday – that the deployment of the THAAD battery and the American military staff associated with it comes “based on directives from the President (joe bidenAnd authorized by Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The Pentagon justified the deployment of the American system in Israel by saying that it comes “to help strengthen Israeli air defenses in the wake of the unprecedented Iranian attacks against Israel on April 13, and again on October 1.”
He explained that this measure “confirms the United States' firm commitment to defending Israel, and defending Americans in Israel, from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran.”
He stated that this is not the first time that the United States has deployed the THAAD system in Israel, as the United States had previously deployed it in 2019 for training and integrated air defense exercises.
While the Pentagon did not reveal details about the timing of sending the defense system, the American press reported that Washington would send approximately 100 soldiers to Israel to supervise the work and management of the system.
The THAAD system is manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin, and is considered a defensive weapon to shoot down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles at high altitudes. The manufacturer says that THAAD is the only American system designed to intercept targets inside and outside the atmosphere.
Defense experts say that the THAAD system can hit targets at a range of 150 to 200 kilometers, making it an effective complement to…Patriot system.
The Israeli occupation army radio confirmed yesterday, Saturday, that the United States had deployed in Israel the “THAAD” system designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles, as part of preparation for the expected Iranian response to Israel's possible attack on Iran.
The radio quoted a military source as saying, “For the first time, an American THAAD air defense battery will be stationed in Israel in preparation for the Iranian response.” The source added that the transfer of the American defense system was made at the request of Israel, with the aim of strengthening regional power and strengthening the strong alliance between the two countries.
In response to the Israeli assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation)، Ismail Haniyehand Secretary-General LHezbollah Hassan Nasrallah And its massacres bGaza In Lebanon, Iran fired dozens of missiles at Israel at the beginning of this October, causing human casualties and damage to air bases, while millions of Israelis rushed to shelters.
In light of absolute American support, Israel assassinated Nasrallah and others, in an air strike on the southern suburb of Beirut on September 27, while Haniyeh was assassinated in a bombing of his residence during a visit to Tehran at the end of last July, and Iran accused Tel Aviv of assassinating him.
Following the Iranian retaliatory attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel's military and political leaders pledged to launch a “strong and major” attack on Tehran, without setting a date for that, at a time when some of them called for attacking Iran's nuclear and oil facilities.
Iran said that its retaliatory attack on Israel was based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which “provides the right of member states to use force in self-defense in the event of an armed attack against them,” referring to the assassination of Haniyeh on its territory.
It vowed that it would respond by striking Israel's infrastructure extensively and comprehensively if the latter responded to its retaliatory attack.
