US to supply Israel with advanced missile defense system
The U.S. moved deeper into the Middle East conflict Sunday, announcing that it is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel and about 100 American troops to operate it, the first time U.S. forces have been deployed in Israel since the Hamas-led attacks a year ago.
President Joe Biden ordered Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to send the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, and its crew to