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Israel Is Rationing Its Best Interceptors—and Iran’s Missiles Are Getting Through

Source: WSJ:
Iranian ballistic missiles recently hit the Israeli town of Dimona. JOHN WESSELS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Iranian ballistic missiles recently hit the Israeli town of Dimona. JOHN WESSELS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

With supplies under pressure as the war drags on, the country is turning to upgraded versions of less capable munitions to fill the gap

By Anat Peled

JERUSALEM—Israel has begun rationing its use of high-end missile interceptors, hoping to preserve stocks of its most capable defensive weapons in the face of daily Iranian barrages that haven’t let up through four weeks of war.

A pair of Iranian ballistic missiles recently scored direct hits on the towns of Dimona and Arad after Israel tried and failed to intercept them with modified versions of less advanced munitions.

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