IRGC Official Describes Iron Dome as Source of Disgrace for Israel

Advisor to Supreme Leader’s representative at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Yadollah Javani underlined that the recent fiasco in Israel was embarrassed Israel and indicated the extent of its vulnerability.
“The recent failure of Iron Dome that Israelis took pride in embarrassed the Zionists since they cannot see any safe place for themselves in the occupied territories now,” Javani told FNA.

He reiterated that the air defense missile systems should show their efficiency in practice, and the Iron Dome showed its inefficiency and failure.

On Tuesday, Israel’s Iron Dome missile system “accidentally” fired interceptor rockets into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat in Southern Negev.

Head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif also said on Tuesday that Iron Dome’s failure showed that it is an inefficient and dangerous air defense missile system threatening the Israelis.

Speaking to FNA, General Sharif pointed to Israel’s unsuccessful test as well as the malfunctioning of Iron Dome, and said, “This showed that Iron Dome is not only unable to provide security for the (Israeli) occupiers, but the system itself poses a serious threat to the Zionists.”

He reiterated that the Iron Dome is an inefficient and weak system, and said, “The recent test once agains proved the dome’s weakness.”

Eilat residents were panicked early on Tuesday morning following a series of explosions that also sent Israeli forces scrambling to find the source of the booms.
The Israeli army initially presumed that a rocket attack had occurred in the area.

Initial reports said three Grad rockets were fired at the resort town. They claimed two of the rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome while the third one exploded in an open area.

However, the army later claimed that the attacks were really a false alarm caused by an error at the Iron Dome site near the city.

An army spokesperson said the explosions were caused by two Iron Dome anti-missile projectiles accidentally fired at around 7:30 am local time (0530 GMT)

There were no immediate reports of casualties from the incident.

Israeli media reports said an airplane preparing to land in the city was also forced to circle during the false alarm until the incident was resolved.

Eilat, which sits just a few kilometers from the border with Egypt, is sporadically targeted by militants in the Sinai region.

The Iron Dome has been established with the financial support of the United States. In May, 2012, the US House of Representatives appropriated 947 million dollars to the Iron Dome, nicknamed “David’s Sling,” and a long-range Arrow missile program in Israel.