’’Israel’’ Reveals ’’Tamuz’’ Missile Used against Lebanon, Gaza
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The "Israeli" War Forces revealed Monday a special guided missile system which was used in the July 2006 aggression against Lebanon and the so-called Operation Cast Lead in Gaza.
The "Israeli" military uncovered the previously classified "Tamuz" missile for the first time which has a range of up to 25 kilometers and is equipped with an electro-optic sensor that allows its operators to guide it to its target by watching it on a screen while it hovers to its target.
Footages on various "Israeli" media websites showed the missile landing on a house in Lebanon during the 2006 war, which killed around 1,200 Lebanese civilians.
"The first wide-range military use of the Tamuz missile was during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, during which more than 600 missiles of this sort were fired, mainly to assist land troops," "Israeli" "Haaretz" clarified.
Another video featured an "Israeli" attack on the city of Beit Hanoun in Northeastern Gaza.
"Israel's" December 2008-January 2009 war on the Gaza Strip left more than 1,400 Palestinians dead and inflicted over $1.6 billion in damage on the enclave's economy.
"With the change in the nature of the threats facing the "Israeli" army and the decreasing likelihood of a war against an ordinary army, the Tamuz missile was made suitable for action against additional targets, like the military posts of Hizbullah in Southern Lebanon and Qassams fired from the Gaza Strip," "Haaretz" reported.
Knowing that the missile was fitted with a warhead with reduced explosive material, questions are raised on the grave consequences of using such kinds of materials. Is it in the form of the killing and distorting white phosphorous that slaughtered Lebanese children and women?
In another level, admitting the embedded failure of the high-tech missile in facing resistance men in Lebanon, "Haaretz" compared the high cost of such missiles with their results:
"Despite the missile's precision in hitting targets, post-war conclusions led the IDF to decide that at least half of the time, the use of such a precise and expensive missile was not justified. Each Tapuz missile costs about NIS 500,000, so in other words, during the Second Lebanon War, about NIS 300 million worth of missiles were used."
Source : "Israeli" News Agencies
The "Israeli" War Forces revealed Monday a special guided missile system which was used in the July 2006 aggression against Lebanon and the so-called Operation Cast Lead in Gaza.
The "Israeli" military uncovered the previously classified "Tamuz" missile for the first time which has a range of up to 25 kilometers and is equipped with an electro-optic sensor that allows its operators to guide it to its target by watching it on a screen while it hovers to its target.
Footages on various "Israeli" media websites showed the missile landing on a house in Lebanon during the 2006 war, which killed around 1,200 Lebanese civilians.
"The first wide-range military use of the Tamuz missile was during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, during which more than 600 missiles of this sort were fired, mainly to assist land troops," "Israeli" "Haaretz" clarified.
Another video featured an "Israeli" attack on the city of Beit Hanoun in Northeastern Gaza.
"Israel's" December 2008-January 2009 war on the Gaza Strip left more than 1,400 Palestinians dead and inflicted over $1.6 billion in damage on the enclave's economy.
"With the change in the nature of the threats facing the "Israeli" army and the decreasing likelihood of a war against an ordinary army, the Tamuz missile was made suitable for action against additional targets, like the military posts of Hizbullah in Southern Lebanon and Qassams fired from the Gaza Strip," "Haaretz" reported.
Knowing that the missile was fitted with a warhead with reduced explosive material, questions are raised on the grave consequences of using such kinds of materials. Is it in the form of the killing and distorting white phosphorous that slaughtered Lebanese children and women?
In another level, admitting the embedded failure of the high-tech missile in facing resistance men in Lebanon, "Haaretz" compared the high cost of such missiles with their results:
"Despite the missile's precision in hitting targets, post-war conclusions led the IDF to decide that at least half of the time, the use of such a precise and expensive missile was not justified. Each Tapuz missile costs about NIS 500,000, so in other words, during the Second Lebanon War, about NIS 300 million worth of missiles were used."
Source : "Israeli" News Agencies
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