U.S. SENDS MORE PATRIOT SYSTEMS TO ISRAEL

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 28 /SRNA/ - The Pentagon has decided to deploy additional Patriot air defense systems to Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources.

According to the sources, the US military will send a Patriot system from Texas to strengthen Israel's missile defenses, TASS reported.

The paper also reported that another aircraft carrier strike group will arrive in the region next month, joining a group of 20 US warships already in the Middle East.