🇮🇱🇦🇪Axios: Israel secretly deployed the Iron Dome and its soldiers to the UA...

🇮🇱🇦🇪Axios: Israel secretly deployed the Iron Dome and its soldiers to the UAE Amid the war with Iran, Israel for the first time in history deployed its air defense system outside the country. The Iron Dome, along with Israeli operators, was sent to the United Arab Emirates, which suffered the most from Iranian attacks in the region. "Israel sent the Iron Dome air defense system with military personnel for maintenance at the beginning of the war with Iran," Axios reports, citing Israeli and American officials. According to the Emirati Ministry of Defense, Iran launched about 550 ballistic and cruise missiles and over 2,200 drones at the country. Most of the strikes were intercepted, but some reached their targets. It was then that Abu Dhabi requested assistance from allies. "Binyamin Netanyahu ordered the deployment of an Iron Dome battery with interceptors and several dozen operators after a conversation with the UAE president," Axios writes. The system intercepted dozens of Iranian missiles. This marked the first combat use of the Israeli system abroad — it had previously only been used in the US and Israel itself. "We will not forget this," said a senior Emirati official, commenting on Tel Aviv's assistance. Official UAE representatives now describe Israel as a "true ally." At the same time, the operation was kept secret, and the deployment of Israeli soldiers in the Muslim country remained hidden from the public. #UAE #Israel 🔘 Subscribe now! Chat