IRON-DOME-CLASH
THIS is the incredible moment Israel's high tech Iron Dome missile defence system blasts Iranian rockets out of the sky.THE SUN SAYSThe IDF declared it intercepted “a large number” of the 181 missiles in the skies above Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.BETTER CALL SOL's US - a close ally of Israel - also reacted to the Iranian attack by firing a dozen of its own interceptors.
The focus of the operation is clearing out Hezbollah terror sites to halt rocket attacks which have driven 60,000 fromCommandos are believed to have been ambushed as they attempted to clear a village infested with dug-in militia. Those killed have been named as Cpt. Harel Etinger, 23, Sgt. First Class Noam Barzilay, 22, Sgt. First Class Or Mantzur, 21, Sgt. First Class Nazar Itkin, 21, and Captain Itai Ariel Giat.Fighting has intensified in southern Lebanon after Israel poured in thousands more soldiers towards the war zone on Wednesday.
Israel has insisted the operation will be "limited and targeted raids" to demolish Hezbollah's war machine near the border.Hezbollah's propaganda chief Mohammad Afif has warned its forces were "only in the first round" of a bloodbath battle.It is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and 155mm artillery shells fired from a distance of 4km to 70km.
The system was ready for use in March 2011 and in April it had successfully intercepted a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza for the first time.
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