Thread: Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails

Israel and Syria exchanged missile attacks early Thursday morning after Damascus launched an advanced surface-to-air missile that landed all the way in the Negev Desert.


Alarms sounded in Abu Qrenat near Dimona in the South. Syria fired the missile in response to what it claims was an Israeli Air Force bombing near Damascus. Israel frequently strikes Syria to prevent Iranian entrenchment in the country as well as weapons shipments to Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Reports from across the country, including central Israel and Jerusalem, spoke of "loud explosions" that "shook the houses."

The IDF activated its air defense systems in an attempt to intercept the missile, but the attempt failed. The military is investigating why its air defenses failed to intercept the SA-5 and did not intercept the large warhead.


Early reports indicated that the explosion was the result of a Patriot missile defense system battery responding to the firing of the missile into Israel. The IDF later confirmed the reports and on Thursday morning, missile parts were located in the swimming pool of the Negev community of Ashalim.

"Due to a surface to air missile entering Israeli territory, air defense systems were activated," a statement by the IDF read, noting that the military was still investigating the incident.


The Patriot was reportedly launched from somewhere near the city of Dimona, not far from the location of Israel's secretive nuclear reactor.

The IDF said that in response to the launch, it attacked several missile batteries in Syria, including the one that fired the projectile that struck its territory.


Syria's state news agency said Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli attack that had targeted areas in the Damascus suburbs.


"Air defenses intercepted the rockets and downed most of them," the agency said.


However, four soldiers were injured in the attack and some material damage took place, it said.


A Syrian military defector said the Israeli strikes targeted locations near the town of Dumair, some 40 km. northeast of Damascus, where Iranian-backed militias have a presence. It is an area that Israel has hit repeatedly in past attacks.


It was unclear at first where the missile was launched from. Several indications pointed to it having been launched from Iraq, while according to other reports, it came from the city of Daraa in southern Syria following an Israeli airstrike.

IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman told reporters that the explosion was due to the firing of an SA-5 surface-to-air missile toward Israel from Syria and that it exploded in the southern Negev.


The firing of the missile came during Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria. The missile was not directed towards the Dimona nuclear reactor and was an errant missile, Zilberman said.


According to the spokesman, Israel responded to the firing of the SA-5 towards IAF jets by striking several anti-aircraft batteries in Syria, including the one which fired the missile that exploded in southern Israel.


Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails - The Jerusalem Post

Originally Posted by misskit

Damascus launched an advanced surface-to-air missile that landed all the way in the Negev Desert.

Originally Posted by misskit

The IDF activated its air defense systems in an attempt to intercept the missile, but the attempt failed. The military is investigating why its air defenses failed to intercept the SA-5 and did not intercept the large warhead.

Takeaway:

Clever Russian 1960's missile technology - win.

ameristani no. 1 "best in world" air defence Patriot system fails to protect no.1 target in Israel - fail.

"no.1 target in Israel" =

Early reports indicated that the explosion was the result of a Patriot missile defense system battery responding to the firing of the missile into Israel. The IDF later confirmed the reports and on Thursday morning, missile parts were located in the swimming pool of the Negev community of Ashalim.

The Iron Dome went into action Wednesday morning in the city of Dimona, home to Israel's nuclear reactor, to destroy a rocket heading for the city.

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

I'm presuming this latest escalation is the result of that nasty kike bombing of the residential tower in East Jerusalem?

The Jews downed the tower claiming that Hamas militia maintained an office on the ground level.

These nasty kike bastards are something else, I believe it would have been far more appropriate had they sent Hamas a note such as.......

"Dear Hamas terrorists. It has been brought to our attention that you are maintaining office space in xxxx Tower. We will give you 24 hours to close said office otherwise we will have to destroy the building, no doubt resulting in the deaths of many uninvolved women and children (which we would hate to do *wink, wink*".

I find that the Jews are becoming particularly nasty of late.

They did send a note! Don't you read the news?

Probably not the same news you read Mr. Goering.

Provoke the Palestinians into violence.

Bleat about how they are terrorists.

Respond with deadly force.

Rinse and repeat.