Israel Claims Successful Test of Long-range Missile Shield
<p><span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="shield">shield</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Hezbollah">Hezbollah</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arrow">Arrow</span> 3 <span word="system">system</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="interception">interception</span> <span word="test">test</span>, <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="boosts">boosts</span> <span word="Arrow">Arrow</span> 3, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="designers">designers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faulty">faulty</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Arrow">Arrow</span> 3 <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>' <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="Aerospace">Aerospace</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Moshe">Moshe</span> <span word="Yaalon">Yaalon</span>.</p><p><span word="Arrow">Arrow</span> 3 <span word="interceptors">interceptors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="warheads">warheads</span> <span word="detach">detach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> "<span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="track">track</span>, <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span>-<span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="incoming">incoming</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>, <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span>.</p><p><span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="intercepted">intercepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deter">deter</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="rockets">rockets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artillery">artillery</span> <span word="shells">shells</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="resorted">resorted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>, <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="ramming">ramming</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Israelis">Israelis</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="rammed">rammed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israelis">Israelis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>.</p>
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