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- Israel deploys anti-missile batteries outside Tel Aviv
Israel deploys anti-missile batteries outside Tel Aviv
Deployments come amid mounting tension along Israel's borders with Syria, Gaza
The Israeli army has deployed elements of its Iron Dome missile-defense system on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israeli Radio reported Thursday.
According to the broadcaster, the deployments were made "in light of tensions in the north and south" -- references to Syria and the Hamas-run Gaza Strip respectively.
The move comes one day before Palestinians plan to hold weekly demonstrations along the Gaza-Israel buffer zone -- demonstrations to which Israeli troops typically respond with deadly force.
The deployments around Tel Aviv also come in the wake of several recent Israeli air raids into Syrian territory.
Bakmadan Geçme
