The United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said today, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel.Major General Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorised the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden.He said the system will help bolster Israel's air defences following Iran's ballistic missile attacks on Israel in April and October.
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