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Israeli combat aircraft and the Arrow 2 anti-ballistic missile were launched to intercept hostile drones and a land-attack cruise missile detected over the Red Sea heading towards Southern Israel. This marks the first operational use of the Arrow 2 system. The Israel Defense Force confirmed that the intercepted hostile contact was an intermediate-range ballistic missile launched from Yemen towards the city of Eilat in Southern Israel. The missile was fired by Iran-backed Houthis. The incident on Monday was the first time the Arrow 2 defense system was used to intercept a missile fired at Israel from a distant country.
More than three decades after Israel began developing the Arrow, the Israeli Air Force missile-defense system made a successful operational debut when it intercepted an Iran-made long-range ballistic missile fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen https://t.co/rgIxY49Gh0
Monday’s incident, in which an Iran-made long-range ballistic missile was launched from Yemen, marks the first time that the Arrow 2 defense system was used for its original purpose – intercepting a missile fired at Israel from a distant country https://t.co/rgIxY498rs
Israel: This how an arrow missile defence system intercepted a missile launched from Yemen https://t.co/kMMr4V0InM
Israel: This how an arrow missile defence system intercepted a missile launched from Yemen https://t.co/9WlSqP9YPh
The Israel Defense Force had Confirmed that the “Hostile Contact” which was Intercepted earlier today over the Red Sea by the “Arrow-2” Missile Defense Array was a Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile launched from Yemen towards the City of Eilat in Southern Israel.
Israeli Air Force says it shot down a ballistic missile over the Red Sea fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthis. It was first time since Oct. 7 massacre that Israel’s "Arrow" long-range air defense system used to shoot down an enemy missile. (Photo: IDF) https://t.co/fSBnM7WmDk
Israeli Combat Aircraft and a “Arrow 2” Anti-Ballistic Missile were launched earlier in order to Intercept a number of Hostile Drones and a Land-Attack Cruise Missile which were Detected over the Red Sea heading towards Southern Israel; this is the First Operational Use of the… https://t.co/V1HZX9GvcI https://t.co/7uVWSMokmt