Israel Says It Successfully Tests Long-Range Missile Defense

Israel Says It Successfully Tests Long-Range Missile Defense
Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system is launched to intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, above the southern Israeli city of Sderot, on May 18, 2021. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
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JERUSALEM—Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere.

The Arrow Weapon System is part of an array of missile defenses Israel has developed in recent years to protect itself in any future conflict with archenemy Iran or regional terrorist groups, such as the Lebanese Hezbollah or the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip, both allies of Iran.