Against the backdrop of a potential Israeli strike on Iran in retaliation for the October 1 Iranian missile attack on Israel, it is possible that these militias could launch an attack on Israeli territory as part of Iran's broader retaliatory strategy, should such an Israeli strike occur,
Hezbollah is almost back on its feet,
They are the most challenging and most complicated threats that we are feeling,
We found our defense forces stretching from south to north, from east to west, dealing simultaneously with UAVS, with cruise missiles, rocket and missiles,
We are not prepared enough for situation and the fact is that our enemies recognize that,
This risky strategy risks an all-out wider regional war,
The THAAD Battery will augment Israel's integrated air defense system,
We do support Israel launching these incursions to degrade Hezbollah's infrastructure so ultimately we can get a diplomatic resolution,
UNIFIL's Naqoura headquarters and nearby positions have been repeatedly hit,
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning,
The continuation of the war and its expansion towards the Islamic Republic of Iran and (Israel's) exploitation of Iraqi airspace as a corridor is completely unacceptable and rejected,
If there is a reaction to any kind of Israeli strike against Iran in the coming days. This is the best system in the world,
The air defense, artillery community is the most stressed. They have the highest 'optempo' really of any part of the Army,
They're very good, but obviously deploying for a year and coming back for a year and deploying for a year — it's tough to do for anybody,
Loaning one and deploying a group of soldiers to Israel is a pretty big deal,
We need to be able to bring these units home to be able to go through that modernization process,
The important point, too, is that the [THAAD] systems are so complex that it requires a crew of 94 to operate — a trained crew of 94 — and these will be US soldiers,
While we have made tremendous efforts in recent days to contain an all-out war in our region, I say it clearly that we have no red lines in defending our people and interests,
This action underscores the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel, and to defend Americans in Israel, from any further ballistic missile attacks by Iran,
It is part of the broader adjustments the U.S. military has made in recent months, to support the defense of Israel and protect Americans from attacks by Iran and Iranian-aligned militias,