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☆ US to Send Two Iron Dome Systems Back to Israel - Sources
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
By Mike StoneWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that country to defend itself against inbound missiles, a U.S. official and a congressional aide said. The Department of Defense told members of Congress at a briefing on Wednesday it planned to lease the Iron Dome systems back to Israel, the U.S. official and the congressional aide told Reuters. The transfer back to Israel could come within days, the congressional aide said. Biden promised replenishment of interceptors used by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system as well as ammunition in addition to redoubling the U.S. military presence in the region. In August 2022, Israel said Iron Dome interceptor had shot down 97% of Palestinian rockets it had engaged during a weekend surge of Gaza fighting.
Persons: Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Biden, Israel, Mike Stone, Chris Sanders, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Pentagon, U.S, The Department of Defense, U.S ., Reuters, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, Iron Locations: Israel, Guam, Lebanon, Gaza, Washington
☆ US to send two Iron Dome systems back to Israel - sources
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
An Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system is seen in position near Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2023 REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that country to defend itself against inbound missiles, a U.S. official and a congressional aide said. The Department of Defense told members of Congress at a briefing on Wednesday it planned to lease the Iron Dome systems back to Israel, the U.S. official and the congressional aide told Reuters. The transfer back to Israel could come within days, the congressional aide said. Biden promised replenishment of interceptors used by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system as well as ammunition in addition to redoubling the U.S. military presence in the region. In August 2022, Israel said Iron Dome interceptor had shot down 97% of Palestinian rockets it had engaged during a weekend surge of Gaza fighting.
Persons: Ammar Awad, Biden, Israel, Mike Stone, Chris Sanders, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Pentagon, U.S, The Department of Defense, U.S ., Reuters, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, Iron, Thomson Locations: Ashdod, Israel, Guam, Lebanon, Gaza, Washington
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