According to the Wall Street Journal, citing officials from both countries, Israel agreed to postpone the ground operation in the Gaza Strip so that the United States had time to transfer its air defense systems to the region.
The newspaper said, “For now, Israel has accepted the US request to surrender its air defense to protect its army in the region before the expected land invasion in Gaza.”
Washington is expected to hand over the systems by the end of this week.
The publication also emphasized that Israel’s plans also take into account efforts to provide humanitarian aid and release hostages.
“But the threat to the US military is extremely concerning,” he said, referring to a US official.
Earlier, the newspaper wrote that the Americans: deployed Almost a dozen air defense systems in the Middle Eastern countries on the eve of the Israeli operation; Several systems will be installed in Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon announced that the United States will deploy a battery of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system and additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) battalions to the region.
The King of Jordan had previously predicted explosion Situations in the Middle East.