Bennett reveals: The IDF will start operating a laser interception system in about a year

The Prime Minister revealed at an INSS conference that the new system will first go into action experimentally and later begin operational, first in the south and then elsewhere: "We will surround Israel with a laser wall that will take its strongest card from the enemy."

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01/02/2022

Tuesday, 01 February 2022, 18:28 Updated: 19:28

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In the video: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during his speech at the INSS conference (Photo: Erez Central)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed tonight (Tuesday) that the IDF will begin operating a laser interception system in about a year, first experimentally and later operationally, first in the south and then in other places in the country. InSS) at Tel Aviv University

, he said, the new system would reverse the existing situation, in which Hamas launches a cheap rocket, causing Israel to spend significantly higher sums on each Iron Dome interceptor, estimated at tens of thousands of dollars per interception.

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Iron Dome in the Gaza Strip (Photo: Reuven Castro, Reuven Castro)

"This will allow us, in the medium to long term, to surround Israel with a laser wall that will protect us from missiles, rockets, UAVs and other threats and in fact take from the enemy the strongest card he has against us," Bennett said. "

If we can intercept a missile or rocket with an electric pulse that costs a few dollars, we are actually nullifying the ring of fire that Iran has set up on our borders," the prime minister added. To harsh threats from Iran and its emissaries. "

In his speech, the prime minister also referred to the powers' nuclear talks with Iran and said that" we hope they will end without an agreement. "" The agreement is under fire.

No agreement will bind us from acting for our protection.

The Israeli strategy remains the same in the case of an agreement, which in any case buys for a very short time, or in the event that there is no agreement.

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