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Israel successfully tests missile interceptor:
report
AFP
Monday, July 7, 2008
Israel has successfully tested
a new defence system designed to intercept rockets fired from
southern Lebanon and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, public radio
reported on Sunday.
The "Iron Dome" system is expected to be fully operational
within a year and will be able to intercept the military-grade
Katyusha rockets used by Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and the cruder
Qassam rockets favoured by Hamas.
Citing Israeli security officials, public radio said the system
would also be effective against mortar fire which has a much smaller
window of warning.
In January Prime Minister Ehud Olmert viewed a prototype of the
200-million-dollar (140-million-euro) system, which is being developed
under contract by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli
arms manufacturer.
Iron Dome is part of a multi-layered defence system aimed at
protecting Israel from both short-range missiles fired by militants
in Gaza or Lebanon and longer-range missiles in the arsenals of
regional foes Iran and Syria.
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Since the outbreak of the latest Palestinian uprising in 2000
Israeli communities near the border with the Gaza Strip have come
under frequent rocket and mortar attack, leaving them in a constant
state of fear.
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