Following the firing from the Gaza Strip into Israel tonight, Dr. Uzi Rubin, who set up the "Wall Administration" responsible for the development of the Arrow missile, estimates in a conversation with "Israel Today" that an armed launcher can act following lightning or rainwater infiltration. Likely"
Did the shooting that took place last night (Sunday) from the direction of the Gaza Strip towards Ashdod and the cities of the Shefela originate from a technical malfunction resulting from a lightning strike or the infiltration of rainwater to the launch sites?
Many in Israel may not believe the claims of the Gaza terrorist organizations, but an expert in the field says that this is certainly possible.
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"Static electricity can mistakenly operate systems," Dr. Uzi Rubin, who set up and managed the Defense Ministry's "Wall Administration" behind the development of the Arrow missile, told Israel Today.
Dr. Rubin is considered an expert in aeronautical engineering, serves as a missile threat and defense expert at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and even won the Israel Defense Forces Award. No.
On the face of it, night shooting seems like a random and uncontrolled exit.
Lightning can generate static electricity and if there is an armed launcher - its motor can definitely turn on and start it.
This is a scenario that is not unreasonable. "
Following the launch in the direction of Israel, it was reported this morning that the Islamic Jihad and Hamas organizations claim that this is a technical malfunction, which resulted from the lightning storms that raged in the area, and not from deliberate firing.
Other sources claim that the infiltration of rainwater into the launch pads led to the shooting.
Despite the IDF's response to the shooting, the defense establishment does not rule out such a scenario. Regarding the rainwater claim, Dr. Rubin says that it is a possibility "that is neither unreasonable nor illogical."
It should be noted that two years ago, in October 2018, similar allegations were made by terrorist organizations in Gaza, after two rockets were fired in the direction of Beer Sheva and Gush Dan.
The expert in aeronautical engineering and former chief scientist, Dr. Gabi Avital, then told the Kippa website that “when the system is not maintained as required it is prone to malfunctions.
The less you maintain, the greater the likelihood of malfunctions.
The possibility that Barak will ignite a system certainly exists. "