Israel announces successful testing of long-range missile defense system

Israel said it had conducted a successful test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system jointly developed by the two countries on Tuesday with the United States.

The test of the system, supposed to intercept gears above the atmosphere with a range that could go up to 2,400 km, was conducted in a context of tensions with Iran.

The Israeli army struck in the night from Sunday to Monday what it presented as Iranian targets in Syria's neighbor, in response to a medium-range Iranian ground-to-ground missile fire on Sunday.

Arrow 3, the top level of the Israeli missile defense system, is intended to counter long-range missiles. But the Islamic Republic's ballistic activities are a deep concern of Israel, the United States and the international community.

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