Terror shooting in Israel, as US threatens to halt some weapon supply
The United States warned Israel its military aid was at risk over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as a terror attack left casualties including an Israeli Police officer, south of Tel Aviv.
From: BBC October 15, 2024 Carrots and Sticks: US threatens Israel with cutting military assistance over Gaza while deploying THAAD
The United States writes to Israel’s government giving it 30 days to urgently boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or face having some US military assistance cut off And the UN guarantees that all these boosted humanitarian aid will go directly, to the needy civilians not terrorists Good job UNRWA
The letter, which calls on Israel to end the “isolation of northern Gaza”, is the strongest known written warning from the Biden administration to its ally. Israel says it is rooting out Hamas fighters who have regrouped in the north
THAAD: US anti-missile system operational in Israel in near future, Pentagon says
The US has also said that components for an advance anti-missile system have begun arriving in Israel, with the Pentagon saying the system is intended to help Israel defend itself and will be operational in the "near future"
An advance team of US military personnel, along with Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery components, have arrived in Israel, the Pentagon says.
More US personnel are expected to arrive in the coming days to operate the system to protect Israel from missile attack. Ryder adds the battery will be fully operational "in the near future"
