The recent measure by Israel to test-fire a new long-range ballistic missile was likely intended as a tacit warning to Russia, given Moscows support for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a political analyst tellsPress TV. In response to a question about whether Russias stance vis--vis Syria has actually prompted Israel to take the ...

The Israeli military has test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile reportedly capable of carrying a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead. The military described Fridays launch from a base on the Mediterranean coast as the test of the propulsion system of a missile on which it declined to elaborate, AFP reported. This morning, Israel conducted ...