On Monday, White House officials said it was likely Iran would attack Israel in some fashion this week. These are some of the ways Israel would defend itself in the event of new strikes.
Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to climb following the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.On Tuesday Iran rejected calls from European nations to refrain from retaliation. It blames Israel for Haniyeh's killing.Iran also said it would not send delegates to revived cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel.On Monday, White House officials said it was likely Iran would strike Israel in some fashion this week.
For medium- to long-range rockets, Israel deploys the David's Sling system, which it jointly developed with the U.S. It can knock out ballistic and cruise missiles launched from Iran.RELATED STORY | Amid heightened tensions, US deploys additional military resources to Middle EastTo combat longer-range missiles, Israel uses the Arrow system.This too was jointly developed with the U.S. It takes aim at missiles whose trajectories take them outside Earth's atmosphere.
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