Israel To Deploy Iron Dome System On Egyptian Border

Israel To Deploy Iron Dome System On Egyptian Border -- Haaretz

Rocket intercepting system to be set up near Eilat after the border with Egypt grows tense since a popular uprising ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak last year.

Israel said on Wednesday it would deploy a battery of Iron Dome rocket interceptors at a southern frontier town opposite Egypt, a move that follows cross-border attacks in the area.

Israeli media reported that it was the first time the interceptors, which have been used against Palestinian rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, were being set up at Eilat, near Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan.

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My Comment: These batteries will be aimed against rockets coming from Egypt. Another example on how tense the Israeli - Egyptian border is becoming since the election of a Muslim Brotherhood President.

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