As journalists in the West sought to portray the war on Gaza as complex and nuanced, a flood of social media posts from Israeli soldiers suggested they regarded it as anything but.
We decided to investigate these posts.
We expected to have to dedicate considerable resources to geolocation - the use of satellite maps and other sources to identify specific locations - and to the use of facial recognition software to scan the internet to identify the soldiers featured in the photos and videos.
What we found, however, was that, for the most part, soldiers posted material in their own names on publicly accessible platforms and often gave details of when and where the incidents depicted took place.
Iron Dome is the best known defense system. We hear about it all the time - it was designed for defence from Hamas and Hezbollah - the idiots on Israel's doorstep.
The lesser known systems were in action here.
David's Sling - a midrange system designed to tackle ballistic missiles from as far as 124 miles away, as well as aircraft, drones and cruise missiles.
Arrow - The highest-level defense system has two partsâArrow 2 and 3âand is designed to intercept missiles flying outside Earth's atmosphere.
It was designed with an Iranian missile threat in mind, and was used on Oct. 31, 2023, during an operation over the Red Sea, where it intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired toward Israel.
Iron Dome is the best known defense system. We hear about it all the time - it was designed for defence from Hamas and Hezbollah - the idiots on Israel's doorstep.
The lesser known systems were in action here.
David's Sling - a midrange system designed to tackle ballistic missiles from as far as 124 miles away, as well as aircraft, drones and cruise missiles.
Arrow - The highest-level defense system has two partsâArrow 2 and 3âand is designed to intercept missiles flying outside Earth's atmosphere.
It was designed with an Iranian missile threat in mind, and was used on Oct. 31, 2023, during an operation over the Red Sea, where it intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired toward Israel.
Iron Dome wasn't designed to intercept ballistic missiles.
also: "the software in air defense systems allows for threat rockets to get through if they are going for areas that are not critical (desert, open field, etc..)."
Iran must be jealous of all the attention from Israel that their proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and now the Houthis have received. Their turn will come. Guaranteed.
Seems their "Iron Dome" wasn't deployed there; or failed miserably.
Iron Dome wasn't designed to intercept ballistic missiles.
also: "the software in air defense systems allows for threat rockets to get through if they are going for areas that are not critical (desert, open field, etc..)."
Iran must be jealous of all the attention from Israel that their proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and now the Houthis have received. Their turn will come. Guaranteed.
