Hezbollah Missiles Destroy Israeli Factory As Iron Dome Fails Again; IDF 'Ready For Decisive War'

Hezbollah Missiles Destroy Israeli Factory As Iron Dome Fails Again; IDF 'Ready For Decisive War'

"...Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile struck a factory in the border community of Avivim in northern Israel last evening. ... Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the missile fire, saying it struck a building where IDF troops had gathered. ..."

Reference: www.msn.com .

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel

Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel

"...BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese group Hezbollah said it launched over 200 rockets Thursday at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of its senior commanders. The attack by the Iran-backed militant group was one of the largest in the monthslong conflict along the Lebanon-Israel border, with tensions escalating in recent weeks. The Israeli military said “numerous projectiles and suspicious aerial targets” had entered its territory from Lebanon...Israel sees Hezbollah as its most direct threat and estimates that it has an arsenal of 150,000 rockets and missiles, including precision-guided missiles. "

Reference: www.newsnationnow.com .

Israeli military reports killing Hezbollah missile commander

Israeli military reports killing Hezbollah missile commander

"An airstrike in Lebanon "eliminated" a Hezbollah missile unit commander, the Israeli military says. Israel and the Iran-backed group have been trading cross-border fire for months on an almost daily basis. ...The IDF on Friday said it had killed Ali Abed Akhsan Naim, deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missiles unit, in an airstrike in the area of Bazouriyeh in Lebanon.

Hezbollah — a Shiite militant group that receives support from Iran — has been designated a terrorist organization by Israel, the US, Germany and other governments."

Reference: www.dw.com .

Growing strategic missile threat from Iran, Syria, Hezbollah...

Missile defense expert warns of growing strategic threat

"...Israel’s enemies are arming themselves with precision-guided heavy rockets and will inevitably come to possess GPS-guided ballistic missiles, an architect of the Israeli missile defense program warned on Wednesday...."

Reference: www.jpost.com .

Israel Says Hezbollah Moves Missiles Near Border

Israel Says Hezbollah Moves Missiles Near Border

"...An Israeli military spokesman said the latest intelligence showed the Shiite militant organization backed and supplied by Iran was increasingly moving its military resources into built-up areas in preparation for any future Israeli military attack...."

Reference: abcnews.go.com .

Obama gets OK on boosting Israel against rockets

Obama gets OK on boosting Israel against rockets

"...(Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama's request for $205 million to spur Israel's production of a system to counter short-range rockets of the type used by Hamas and Hezbollah...."

Reference: www.reuters.com .

US to Pursue Ties with Syria Despite Missile Allegations

US to Pursue Ties with Syria Despite Missile Allegations

"...U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says it is important for the United States to return an ambassador to Syria, despite allegations that Damascus has sent Scud missiles to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon...."

Reference: www1.voanews.com.

Israel readies new anti-missile system

Israel readies new anti-missile system
"...Israel has completed testing its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system, the second component of a planned multi-layered network to shield the Jewish state from missile attack by Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas...."
Reference: www.upi.com

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