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The Pentagon announced on Sunday it would deploy a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery for missile defense to Israel in response to incessant threats from Iran.
While the threat North Korea poses to South Korea, and the deployment of THAAD in the region, is not directly related to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran-backed terrorist organizations in the Middle East, Chinese state media accused Washington of exacerbating tensions in the region by defending Israel.
News of the THAAD deployment follows weeks of public pressure on Israel from the administration of leftist President Joe Biden to limit its self-defense operations in response to the 2023 Hamas massacre in its territory. On October 7 of that year, Hamas, and Iranian proxy terror organization,Israel, killing 1,200 people, abducting 250 others, and engaging in gruesome acts including gang rape, infanticide, torture, and desecration of corpses.
“The package would include a total guarantee of comprehensive diplomatic protection as well as a weapons package and was offered directly in return for holding off on striking certain targets in Iran,” Israel’s Kan11 news reported. The Chinese government was among the first to react negatively to the news of the THAAD deployment through its state propaganda outlet the“If the US deploys a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in Israel, the regional crisis and ongoing conflicts could worsen as the deployment could further break the balance of power in the region,” the Chinese outlet
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