Bill to provide $US1 billion for Israel's 'Iron Dome' system introduced in US Congress
ABCThe leader of the US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has introduced legislation to provide $US1 billion to Israel to replenish its "Iron Dome" missile-defence system, a day after the funding was removed from a broader spending bill. Key points: The removal led Republicans to label Democrats as anti-Israel, despite a long tradition of strong support from both parties for the Jewish state The US has already provided more than $US1.6 billion for Israel to develop and build the Iron Dome system The Iron Dome targets incoming rockets and fires interceptor missiles to destroy them in the air Some of the most liberal House Democrats had objected to the provision and said they would vote against the broad spending bill. The United States has already provided more than $US1.6 billion for Israel to develop and build the Iron Dome system, according to a Congressional Research Service report last year. Iron Dome explained The Iron Dome targets incoming rockets and fires interceptor missiles to destroy them in the air within seconds of them being launched.
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