The Pentagon said the US did not shoot down Hezbollah rockets during their attacks on Israel.

The US did not shoot down missiles and drones during Hezbollah's massive weekend attack on Israel, but provided intelligence, the Pentagon said on August 26, 2024.

The Pentagon provided intelligence and surveillance support to track Hezbollah attacks, but said it did not conduct kinetic operations because there was no need. Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the U.S. is prepared to use force to defend Israel, but in this situation Israel used its own capabilities to defend itself.

About 100 Israeli fighter jets struck targets in Lebanon in the early morning hours of August 25 as a preemptive move against an impending Hezbollah attack. Ryder stressed that the US provided intelligence support but did not provide the data for Israel's preemptive strike.

Israel made the decision to launch pre-emptive strikes based on its own information, without US involvement. An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Israel had lost its ability to deter after Hezbollah's attacks and the strategic balance in the region had shifted against it. Israel had failed to anticipate Hezbollah's response, despite US support.

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