The United States and Israel are holding military exercises for five days this week in southern Israel, where they will test Patriot anti-missile missiles. Sources in the Israeli Defense Ministry said the exercise was scheduled months ago, and had nothing to do with last Friday’s air strikes on Iraq.
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