The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system on Wednesday in Eilat, the country’s southernmost city, according to Israeli media reports.
The decision was taken to attempt to give cover to twin threats; the presence of terrorist cells located in the Egyptian Sinai, and also because of Iranian-backed Houthi militias located in Yemen.
The latter could be used by Iran as a base for launching missiles towards the seaside resort, in order to avenge the assassination of nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, assassinated at the end of November in Iran, but also to avenge the targeted killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Gen. Qasem Soleimani, in an American drone strike at Baghdad airport last year.
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{Matzav.com}
