Iranian officials say they have transferred technology for fight against Israel

Mohsen Rezaei, former senior advisor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran has transferred missile-building technology used in fighting against Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip: "The Palestinian resistance missiles are the blessings of Iran's transfer of technology", something to bear on mind to understand how and why more than 3,000 rockets have been launched against the israeli people in recent weeks, spurring the Israeli military answer to protect the lives of their people.

Israel has defenses against Yakhonts

Israel has defenses in place against the supersonic Russian- made Yakhont anti-ship missile, ex-navy chief Vice-Admiral (res.) Eliezer Marom told recently in a press conference. Describing the Yakhont as the most advanced missile of its kind in the world, Marom said the West does not know very much about the weapon, which flies at low altitude “right over the sea,” reaching speeds of between Mach 2 and Mach 3 (up to three times the speed of sound). (Read more)

Israel launches a Tamuz into Syria

The Israeli army fired a missile into Syria after several shells fired from Syria exploded in northern Israel on the Golan Heights. The weekend incident was the eighth time that the Israel Defense Forces have fired a missile at Syria in response to shells and live fire from Syria on Israel.

The missile, a Tamuz anti-tank guided missile, reportedly hit and destroyed a Syrian cannon near the village of Breikeh from which mortars fired at Israel had originated. The cannon was located at a Syrian army post. The Tammuz guided missile has a range of 25 kilometers, can track a target independently, and can penetrate the armor of any tank.