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The Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a THAAD missile defence system and US troops to Israel, publicly acknowledging that US troops will be on the ground assisting in Israel's defence.

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[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, that first but confirms the news article.

And then it talks about a deployment 5 years ago for a training exercise.

~~These aren't brick and mortar buildings, they're mobile platforms, and mobile air defense batteries redeploy all the time.~~

~~Again, I am not closed to the idea that there was US military operated THAAD system in Israel during that attack, I just can't find any reports confirming that, or even eluding to it.~~

Never mind, I misread that last bit. I will take a look at it later when I have a few moments, thank you.