Over 300 drones and missiles have been fired in direction of Israel in an assault late Saturday, injuring at the very least 12 individuals, in response to an Israeli military spokesman, Daniel Hagari, in a televised assertion on Sunday, AFP reviews.
“Final night time, Iran fired over 300 ballistic missiles, UAVs, and cruise missiles in direction of Israel,” Hagari mentioned.
The assault, in response to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was a retaliation for a lethal April 1 drone strike on its Damascus consulate, confirming early Sunday {that a} drone and missile assault have been underway towards Israel.
“In response to the quite a few crimes dedicated by the Zionist regime, together with the assault on the consular part… the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired dozens of missiles and drones at particular targets contained in the occupied territories (Israel),” state tv quoted a Guards assertion as saying.
The Israeli army, in a press release, mentioned that “dozens of surface-to-surface missile launches” have been recognized, with the bulk intercepted earlier than crossing into Israeli territory.
It famous {that a} seven-year-old woman from a Bedouin neighborhood close to the southern city of Arad was a part of the injured individuals, and is in intensive care, in response to the medical centre that acquired her.
The assault has been condemned by “western powers.” together with Israel’s high ally, the USA; Britain and France, amongst others.
Nevertheless, AP reviews on Sunday that “an incoming assault by greater than 300 Iranian drones and ballistic missiles was the newest problem to Israel’s air defence system, which already has been working extra time to deal with incoming rocket, drone and missile assaults all through the six-month battle towards Hamas.”
On this piece, PUNCH On-line highlights some key options of the Israeli multilayered Ballistic Missile Defence system:
Iron Dome: This method was developed in 2011 by Israel’s state-owned Rafael Superior Defence Techniques with help from the US, Sky Information reviews on Sunday.
The Iron Dome consists of a collection of truck-towed cellular models positioned strategically all through the nation and specialised in capturing down short-range rockets.
The system, which is manned 24 hours, reacts inside seconds and makes use of radars to detect and intercept short-range rockets, missiles and drones.
The report famous that “when their radars detect a risk, the knowledge is shipped to a ‘battle administration centre’ the place army personnel analyse it, anticipating its path and influence level, and resolve which missile launcher to make use of to intercept it.
“Counter missiles are then fired instantly on the risk – or close to it – so the shrapnel can neutralise it.”
Findings by PUNCH On-line revealed that the US has supplied monetary help of $2,915.281 billion to Israel for its Iron Dome system, in response to the Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance – a non-for-profit US-based organisation “advocating for the event and deployment of missile defence methods to defend the USA, its armed forces and its allies towards missile threats.”
David’s Sling: This defence system, additionally developed with help from the US, is used to intercept medium-range missiles.
The Arrow: As a part of the multilayered air defence system, this part is designed to intercept long-range missiles. The Arrow has been reportedly used to cease long-range missiles by Houthi militants in Yemen, AP reviews.
The Patriot: That is the oldest part of the Israeli air defence system. This part was first used through the First Gulf Conflict in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by the late Iraqi chief, Saddam Hussein, Euronews reviews Sunday.
Euronews quoted the Centre for Strategic and Worldwide Research (CSIS) which estimated that “every Patriot battery prices about $1.1 billion (€1 billion): $400 million (€375 million) for the system, $690 million (€647 million) for the missiles – the price of a single missile is estimated at $4.1 million (€3.8 million).”
Patriots are primarily used to shoot down plane, together with drones.
