An IDF investigation following a Hezbollah rocket attack that killed Nir and Noa Baranes while they were driving in a car on Israel's Golan Heights has caused outrage among local residents, highlighting the complexities of Israel's highly regarded aerial defense...
An IDF investigation following a Hezbollah rocket attack that killed Nir and Noa Baranes while they were driving in a car on Israel’s Golan Heights has caused outrage among local residents, highlighting the complexities of Israel’s highly regarded aerial defense system.
However, a senior military official told Army Radio that highways are not automatically defined as “open areas,” posing the question of why one of the major roads in the Golan Heights wasn’t being protected. The army said it wasn't clear if the couple heard the siren alerts from the nearby IDF base while driving in their car.
To address this issue, the IDF previously advised Israelis to pre-define areas of interest in the alert system to receive automatic warnings. However, "open areas" cannot be designated as areas of interest within the app. In the next two weeks, the army will decide how to prevent similar occurrences and develop solutions in the application to allow people to receive a warning while they are in open areas or on the road, according to Army Radio.
“It's time to switch from defense to offense, because it just doesn't work. We call on the Prime Minister and the Defense Minister to take responsibility for the army and the lives of civilians, to act to change the interception policy, and to go from defense to the attack.”
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