In first, U.S. deploys THAAD missile defense system in Israel in joint drill

Israel and the United States will begin on Monday a month-long joint air defense exercise, during which a THAAD anti-missile missile battery will be deployed in Israel for the first time.

The joint exercise signals the tightening of military cooperation between the two countries, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he plans to remove most of the American forces stationed in Syria.