4/14/2024–|Last updated: 4/14/202406:27 AM (Mecca time)
Military expert A. said:By Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi The final assessment of the strike directed by Iran against Israel is unclear due to conflicting official statements from both sides, indicating that this attack established new rules for deterrence and counter-deterrence.
Al-Duwairi explained – in an interview with Al Jazeera – that the size and effectiveness of the Iranian strike is not yet clear, but Tehran “is seeking to find new rules based on deterrence versus deterrence, and that targeting Iranian territory will be met with targeting Israeli territory.”
Commenting on the Israeli army’s talk about shooting down the majority of Iranian missiles and drones, Al-Duwairi said that if this story is true, this is due to its possession of Israel Many air defense systems.
According to the military expert, Iron Dome It is designed to counter short-range missiles with a range of 5 to 75 kilometers, and artillery shells, but it can also deal with winged missiles when they are within its range.
After that, Al-Duwairi adds, there is a transition to the “David’s slingshot“Medium range, then to the highest level, which is missiles.”Patriot“And “Hetz-2”, then “Hetz-3”, which means that Israel has activated 5 levels of air defense, including “Hetz-3”, which is still under testing.
However, Al-Duwairi believes that activating all of these defensive systems may repel 80% of attacking objects and not 90% as Israel claims.
Regarding the weapons used in this attack, Al-Duwairi said that Iran has many missile systems Cruz And the winged one, which requires about two hours to reach Israel. And also Hyperacoustic Which does not require more than 13 minutes.
Al-Duwairi concluded by saying that Iran did not use hypersonic missiles in this strike, and that it may reserve them for any future action if Israel responds to this attack.
ظهرت في الأصل على www.aljazeera.net