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The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.
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Israel Defense Forces
Combined military forces of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the Israeli Navy. It is the sole…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Iron Dome
Israeli air defense system
Iron Dome is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
BM-21 Grad
Soviet/Russian multiple launch rocket system
The BM-21 "Grad" is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first combat use in March 1969 during the Sino-Soviet border conflict. BM stands for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gaza Strip
Autonomous territory within Palestine
The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Inhabited by mostly Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Gaza is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Short-range ballistic missile
Ballistic missile with a range of about 1,000 kilometres
A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) is a ballistic missile with a range of 300 km (190 mi) to 1,000 km (620 mi). In past and potential regional conflicts, these missiles have been and would be used because of the short distances between some countries and their relative low…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 7
Day of the year
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