The United States will deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in Israel, and Biden said the move is to “defend Israel”

On October 13, local time, the US Department of Defense announced that it would deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in Israel and would send US military personnel to Israel for related operations, “to help strengthen Israel’s air defense capabilities in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel”. On the same day, when US President Biden, who was in Florida, was asked by reporters why he made this decision, he said it was to “defend Israel”. The United States will provide Israel with a THAAD anti-missile system and send relevant US military personnel. The US Department of Defense said on the 13th that it will provide Israel with a THAAD anti-missile system and send relevant US military personnel to help Israel improve its air defense capabilities. On October 13, local time, the US Department of Defense issued a statement stating that under the instruction of US President Biden, US Secretary of Defense Austin approved the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system to Israel and the dispatch of relevant US military personnel to help strengthen Israel’s air defense capabilities in response to Iran’s attack on Israel. According to the statement, the THAAD anti-missile system will enhance Israel’s integrated air defense system. The statement said that this operation was not the first time the United States deployed the THAAD anti-missile system in the Middle East. After the outbreak of a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict on October 7, 2023, Biden instructed the US military to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in the Middle East to protect US troops and US interests in the region. The United States also deployed the THAAD anti-missile system in Israel in 2019 for training and integrated air defense exercises.