US Deploys THAAD Missile System and 100 Troops to Israel

The Pentagon announced Sunday that the US is deploying a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to Israel, a strong show of support for Israel as it’s attacking UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and carrying out an ethnic cleansing plan in northern Gaza.

Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the deployment would include the “associated crew of US military personnel” to operate the THAAD. An unnamed Pentagon official told CNN that about 100 US troops are deploying to Israel.

Ryder said the US previously deployed a THAAD to Israel back in 2019 for military drills. The new deployment comes as the US and Israel are coordinating on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, which they expect to provoke a new Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israeli territory.