The United States plans to deploy a anti-missile system strengthen response capacity against possible attacks from Iranas reported this Saturday by Israeli media.
“This evening, we learned that the United States will immediately hand over the baton to Israel THAAD anti-aircraft defense batteries to help intercept ballistic missiles,” specifies the media Ynet And Channel 12citing American sources, although the United States government did not directly refer to them to confirm or deny the information.
The anti-missile system that could be deployed is a Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD), which includes two a self-propelled rocket launcher, a command and control system and a radar. According to the local press, this system is capable of intercepting medium- and short-range missiles.
The middle The time of Israelwhich the publication includes, also states that “the measure, aimed at strengthening the Jewish state’s defenses against Iranian ballistic missiles, sends another signal that Washington says Israeli action in Iran will likely be very forceful and trigger a response“.
Israel has had a radar system linked to THAAD since 2012, but this is the first time a missile battery equipped with interceptors has been stationed in the country.
More than two weeks ago, the Israeli army launched an offensive with a relentless bombing campaign against southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as Dahye.
The conflict worsened on October 1 with the ground invasion of the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, accompanied by an intensification of Israeli bombings in the neighboring country.
