If war breaks out in the Middle East, US and Israeli forces are preparing to one day fight alongside one another to defend Israel against missile attacks from across the region. Israel has made missile defence a priority since Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein bombarded the country with 39 Scud missiles during the 1991 Gulf War. Gaza's Hamas rulers have a vast arsenal of rockets, and Iran has developed long-range missiles that can reach Israel. Hezbollah rained some 4,000 rockets into Israel during a month-long war in 2006, while Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza have fired thousands of rockets into Israel from the south. Israel, in cooperation with the US, has developed a multilayer system of missile defence.

Source: dna March 09, 2018 04:43 UTC