Israel has agreed to delay an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defences to the region to protect U.S. troops there, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials.
U.S. officials have so far persuaded Israel to hold off until U.S. air-defence systems can be placed in the region, as early as later this week, the WSJ said.
Israel is also taking into account in its planning the effort to supply humanitarian aid inside Gaza, as well as diplomatic efforts to free hostages held by Hamas militants, the news report said.
I wonder if they picked up intel indicating likely Iranian involvement if Israel invaded Gaza. Missile defense to protect U.S. troops implies heavier missile attacks from Iranian or...
I wonder if they picked up intel indicating likely Iranian involvement if Israel invaded Gaza. Missile defense to protect U.S. troops implies heavier missile attacks from Iranian or Iranian-derived (Hezbollah) missiles.
I’m not sure Iran has an interest or need to do anything more. They’ve already thrown the Israel-Saudis normalization into a tailspin, which I think is a plausible main objective for them, and...
I’m not sure Iran has an interest or need to do anything more. They’ve already thrown the Israel-Saudis normalization into a tailspin, which I think is a plausible main objective for them, and they’ve done it without getting their hands too dirty.
I wonder if they picked up intel indicating likely Iranian involvement if Israel invaded Gaza. Missile defense to protect U.S. troops implies heavier missile attacks from Iranian or Iranian-derived (Hezbollah) missiles.
I’m not sure Iran has an interest or need to do anything more. They’ve already thrown the Israel-Saudis normalization into a tailspin, which I think is a plausible main objective for them, and they’ve done it without getting their hands too dirty.