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IDF official defends using Arrow to intercept Syrian missile
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA senior defense official defends the first-ever use of the Arrow missile defense battery to intercept a Syrian anti-aircraft missile launched at Israeli jets carrying out strikes on Hezbollah targets in Syria over the weekend.
“We detected a ballistic threat to the State of Israel,” says Tzvika Haimovich, head of the army’s Aerial Defense Command. “The rules and guidelines are clear: to neutralize and intercept any threat that endangers the residents of Israel.
The military has been criticized for using the Arrow defense battery to shoot down the anti-aircraft missiles by the advanced system designed for intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere.
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