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Israel's Iron Beam System (Image-Rafael/ Israel Defence Ministry)
Israel's laser defence system: Israel has been one of the biggest victims of terrorism after India in the last few decades. Despite of the countless attacks it has faced from all sides, Israel has never failed to protect its citizens from any imminent danger. Since its formation, Israel has faced multi-front threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthi rebels, and even Iran, but every time the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have protected the residents of Israel. In the most recent defence, IDF have announced the deployment of a new unnamed laser defence system, which is laser defence system similar to Iron Beam.
As per a report by the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli Defence Ministry has said that Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems has created the world's advanced laser system called Iron Beam and Laser Defence System.
The Jerusalem Post has also reported that the new laser defense system of Israel has some capabilities which set it apart from other air defences. The most talked-about feature of the defence system is that the system can face different types of air threats while working reliably in bad weather.
In the significant development from this week, the Israeli military said that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel after warning sirens were activated in some areas in the West Bank, as per a report by news agency IANS. Israel's aerial defence systems
Earlier this week, Israel's aerial defence systems intercepted a missile launched by Houthi forces in Yemen, the Israeli military said in a statement. The missile triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem, the Dead Sea area and settlements in the occupied West Bank, sending millions to shelters around midday. Hypersonic ballistic missile towards Israel?
Yemen's Houthis also announced that the group had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile toward Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defence systems earlier in the day.
'The rocket forces carried out a qualitative military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport, using a hypersonic ballistic missile,' Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement broadcast by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
(With inputs from agencies)
