🇮🇱🇮🇷 Tamir Interceptor Falls in Tel Aviv Amid Limited IRGC Missile Strike

According to updated reports, the IRGC launched only 3 medium-range ballistic missiles in its latest salvo. While air raid sirens sounded across Israel, an Iron Dome Tamir interceptor launched — despite no confirmed incoming target — and struck the ground near a residential area in Tel Aviv.

💥 “It wasn’t a malfunction,” reported Yinon Shalom Yatach (i24), citing an IDF source. “It was an unsuccessful interception attempt.”

🔍 What went wrong?

– During launch, the EL/M-2084 multifunction radar — which provides real-time targeting data — lost track of a low-flying Iranian Soumar cruise missile, likely due to terrain masking or urban obstruction.

– With no guidance updates, the Tamir interceptor’s INS failed to reorient the missile to a safe altitude (~5 km), leading to its impact in a built-up area.

📉 Despite F-35I jets eliminating up to 120 TELs by IDF numbers (many of them were decoys), over 800–1000 Iranian launchers remain active — suggesting Iran may be probing Israeli ARROW-3, THAAD, and Iron Dome systems for weaknesses.

🚨 One suspected Soumar or Abu Mahdi cruise missile reportedly struck a target at Nevatim Airbase.
📡 Notably, the Nachshon Aitam AWACS aircraft — capable of tracking such threats — was not in use during the event.

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