The US will deploy nearly a dozen air defence systems to Middle Eastern countries ahead of Israel’s ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
This is according to the Wall Street Journal.
According to the newspaper, a number of complexes will be deployed in Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria, among others.
Earlier, the Shiite groups of Iraq announced an attack on the US military base in Syria.
It was also reported that more than 20 US military personnel were wounded in shelling of bases in the Middle East.