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Al Jazeera Staff

US deploying THAAD missile defence system, troops to Israel

A United States soldier looks inside his tool bag during a routine maintenance inspection of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system at Andersen Air Force Base, in Guam, October 26, 2017 [File: US Army/Capt Adan Cazarez/Handout via Reuters]

The United States is sending an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced, as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide “ironclad” support for one of its top allies amid mounting tensions with Iran.

The US Department of Defense said on Sunday that Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin had authorised the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) “battery and associated crew of US military personnel to Israel” to help boost the country’s air defences.

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