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Pentagon confirms missile defence system and troops deploying to Israel (www.middleeasteye.net)

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The Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a THAAD missile defence system and US troops to Israel, publicly acknowledging that US troops will be on the ground assisting in Israel's defence.

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[–] GhostFaceSkrilla@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And now they will claim the US soldiers were attacked after placing them in the line of fire and use it as another excuse to go to war with Iran and continue exterminating Palestinians. It truly is sickening that they are fully participating in genocide.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Is this the human shields situation I keep hearing about?