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Israel-Iran War:

Israel’s Air Shield Is Tested Like Never Before as Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles

Israel-Iran Conflict Continues, No Sign of Easing

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By Paul Wallace and Galit Altstein

June 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM UTC

Updated on

June 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM UTC

Takeaways by Bloomberg AI

As Iran fires masses of ballistic missiles, Israel’s vaunted air defenses are being tested like never before.

Iran launched around 200 such missiles at Israel on Friday night — in retaliation for a wave of Israeli strikes that day — and 70 or so on Saturday evening, according to the Israel Defense Forces. More came on Sunday and Monday.

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