IDF defends employing anti-missile system against Syrian missiles

29 July 2018, 7:14 pm

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The Israel Defense Forces is defending the decision to launch David’s Sling anti-missile interceptors last week at a pair of Syrian surface-to-surface missiles in what ultimately turned out to be a false alarm.

“The decision-making process, in the face of identifying the threat and taking into account the short timetable, was correct,” Hebrew media quotes the military as saying.

The two short-range ballistic missiles fired by Syria were not directed at Israel and ultimately fell short of the border.

The incident marked the first known operational use of David’s Sling since it was declared operational last year.