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Mortar Shells over the Golan Heights


(Jerusalem Post) Yossi Melman - The Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system has its limits. It can't "kill" rockets which fly for less than 25 seconds and are launched within a range of 5-6 km. IDF sources estimate that the two mortar shells were heavy 120mm. mortars fired from a distance of at least 7-8 km. from the border. Israel has 10 Iron Dome batteries, mostly financed by the U.S., but for full coverage of the country, the IDF needs at least 14 batteries.
2016-09-19 00:00:00
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