Israel’s Iron Dome risks being overwhelmed in all-out war with Hezbollah, says US
by Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6NQ9B)
Militants in Lebanon can fire 3,000 missiles a day, US officials warn as fears grow that the conflict will escalate
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile batteries risk being overwhelmed in the opening strikes of any significantly escalated conflict with Hezbollah.
The assessment delivered by US officials late last week, echoing recent analysis by experts in Israel and the United States, comes amid fears that a war with Hezbollah could be a far more dangerous undertaking than the devastating 2006 second Lebanon war, when Israeli bombing caused huge destruction in Lebanon.
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