ISRAEL: LONG-RANGE IRANIAN MISSILE DESTROYED
July 17, 2006
JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Monday destroyed at least one long-range Iranian missile capable of
hitting Tel Aviv, military officials said.
Israeli aircraft targeted
a truck carrying the weapons before they could be launched, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because
of military regulations. The force of the blast sent at least one missile flying into the air, but it fell nearby.
During nearly a week of
fighting, Hezbollah militants have fired missiles up to 25 miles into Israel. But officials have raised concerns the guerrilla group could strike
Tel Aviv, about 80 miles south of the border with Lebanon.