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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Scud missiles

An Israeli family wears gas masks for fear of a chemical weapon attack during the 1991 Gulf War. (Michael Tzarfati/Defense Ministry Archive)
January 6, 2021, 6:41 pm
Gas masks, missiles and irony: Defense Ministry releases photos of 1991 Gulf War
Military archive marks 30 years since the conflict, when Iraq fired dozens of Scud missiles at Israel, with never-before-seen video, images and internal documents
By Judah Ari Gross
Aziz Asbar (via Facebook)
August 5, 2018, 8:52 pm
Syrian paper blames Mossad for killing top missile expert; Israel mum
Reports say Aziz Azbar, blown up by bomb in his car, was an expert in rocket systems, in charge of improving the range and accuracy of the Assad regime’s Scud missiles
By AP and ToI Staff
An Iranian Shahab-3 missile launched during military exercises outside the city of Qom, Iran, in June 2011. (AP/ISNA/Ruhollah Vahdati)
May 24, 2018, 4:36 pm
Israel accuses Iran of testing 2 missiles this year, violating UNSC resolution
UN envoy Danny Danon says Tehran secretively launched a Shahab-3 and Scud in January tests, with both missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads
By Michael Bachner
The destruction caused by an Iraqi Scud missile that hit the 'Danny House' in Tel Aviv's Hatikva neighborhood in January 1991. (Bamahane/
January 18, 2018, 10:20 pm
‘We’re going to attack Iraq,’ Israel told the US. ‘Move your planes’
On 27th anniversary of Saddam’s 1991 Scud missile strikes at Israel, Defense Ministry releases interviews with senior officials on how close Israel came to bombing Baghdad
By Judah Ari Gross
Armed Houthi rebels ride in the back of a truck during a rally in the capital Sanaa on July 24, 2015. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
November 10, 2017, 4:54 pm
US Air Force official: Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian
Expert says Houthis’ rapid development of missile systems under wartime conditions points to Iranian technological help
By Jon Gambrell
A test of the David's Sling missile defense system (Defense Ministry)
March 20, 2017, 6:10 pm
Israel to deploy David’s Sling, final piece of missile defense shield
Senior air force officer says Jewish state still vulnerable to attack, but multi-tiered system will put it ‘one step ahead’ of enemies
By Judah Ari Gross
Jonathan Schwartz
June 21, 2016, 12:33 pm
Jonathan Schwartz
In a siren’s time
Chronic memories of wartimes: broken radio silence, the smell of bananas, and tense waiting for a son to phone home
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on September 7, 2015. (AP/Charlie Neibergall, File)
January 1, 2016, 4:35 am
New Clinton emails reveal critiques from Israel-bashing son of adviser
Sidney Blumenthal’s input to secretary included materials by his son Max, a self-described anti-Zionist who wrote a volume seen as the ‘I hate Israel’ handbook
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
File: A screen capture from a video purporting to show the Syrian Army firing a Scud missile (image capture: YouTube)
November 19, 2015, 12:44 am
Israel: Assad used 90% of Syria’s missiles on rebels
Senior IDF official says some projectiles transferred to Hezbollah, which now has some 150,000 rockets
By ToI Staff
Saudi soldiers stand on top of armored vehicles, on the border with Yemen at a military point in Najran, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. (AP/Hasan Jamali)
June 6, 2015, 5:03 pm
Saudi Arabia says it intercepted Scud fired from Yemen
Houthi rebels confirm cross-border missile targeted nearby military base in response to coalition airstrikes
By AFP
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon seen during an army exercise of the IDF Kfir Brigade on the Golan Heights in northern Israel, April 2, 2015. (Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense)
April 26, 2015, 11:38 pm
Day after reported airstrike, Ya’alon warns Iran not to arm Hezbollah
Defense minister says Tehran is trying to equip Lebanese terror group with advanced weapons
By Stuart Winer
Dirar Abu Sissi (YouTube screenshot)
March 29, 2015, 5:39 pm
Hamas rocket whiz gets 21 years in jail
Dirar Abu Sissi has PhD from Ukrainian military academy, said to have helped hugely increase Kassam missiles’ range
By Jonathan Beck
Illustrative: A Fateh-110 ballistic missile, displayed at an Iranian armed forces parade in 2012. (military.ir/Wikimedia Commons)
November 12, 2014, 5:44 pm
Iranian general: Palestinians have longer-range missiles
Tehran claims Hamas is able to strike Israel from south to north
By Avi Lewis
File: A screen capture from a video purporting to show the Syrian Army firing a Scud missile (image capture: YouTube)
January 28, 2014, 11:44 am
Bypassing sanctions and with help from Iran, Syria steps up missile production
Jane’s Defence Weekly says Assad regime is churning out rockets at pre-war rates, including ones slated for Hezbollah
By Avi Issacharoff
File: A screen capture from a video purporting to show the Syrian Army firing a Scud missile (image capture: YouTube)
From the WebAugust 29, 2013, 10:27 pm
Syrian army moves Scud missiles to avoid strike
Bashar Assad has ordered rocket systems removed from Damascus area in advance of Western attack, Reuters reports
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