Syria Captured Israeli Air-defense Missile, Transferred It to Russians, Report Says

November 6, 2019

Haaretz:

A missile from the Israeli David’s Sling air-defense system that was fired to intercept rockets from Syria has been obtained by Russian forces, the Chinese Sina news site reported last week.

According to the report, the incident took place in June 2018, when the David’s Sling system was triggered after identifying launches from Syria – fired during internal clashes near the border.

The Israeli army said two interceptors were fired at the rockets, which fell on Syrian soil, causing no damage. Its statement didn’t note whether a hit was confirmed, but the Sina report claimed one of the Israeli missiles intercepted its target. The second missed its mark due to a technical error, and crashed in Syria without exploding.

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