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US sending antimissile system and troops to Israel: Report
13 October 2024 16:23 BST
The Biden administration plans to send an advanced antimissile system to Israel along with 100 American troops to operate it, in an unprecedented enlargement of the US's on-the-ground footprint in Israel.
The Wall Street Journal confirmed that the US planned to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) interceptor designed to shoot down ballistic missiles, as the US and Israel weigh a retaliatory strike on Iran for its attack on Israel.
Israeli news outlets first reported the deliberations.