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Monday, June 24, 2024
Defense Ministry: Rocket engine test carried out ‘as planned’ from base in central Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A test of a rocket engine was carried out a short while ago from a military base in central Israel, the Defense Ministry says.
The ministry in a statement says the rocket propulsion system test was planned ahead of time and carried out “as planned.”
Footage posted to social media showed a missile streaking through the sky.
Based on eyewitness accounts, the rocket test took place at the Palmachim Airbase, outside of the city of Rishon Lezion, in central Israel.
Reports of a missile launch over southern Israel. pic.twitter.com/W5cfg8PsqR
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) June 24, 2024
The ministry did not say what type of missile was fired in the test.
The Palmachim base is often used for missile tests.
Israel has been developing a host of missile systems, many of them defensive, and some — at least according to foreign reports — offensive.
The Times of Israel Community.