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December 18, 1998
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U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen warned of a “very severe consequence from the United States” if Iraq targets the Jewish state. Although Israeli officials downplayed the threat of an attack, the army deployed Patriot missile batteries and opened some 90 gas mask distribution centers after the United States launched Operation Desert Fox against Iraq.

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