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IDF: Hezbollah fired over 200 rockets at northern Israel overnight, results of air defenses against Hezbollah's barrage 'mixed' • Israeli military not in favor of launching full Lebanon invasion

Using lasers to defend against long-range threats, such as Iran's ballistic missiles, could take that much longer, some projecting five to ten years or longer.

With Hezbollah's situation intensifying, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered significant reinforcements to the North, in a sign that the military may deepen its ground forces involvement.

F-16s worked with F-35s, F-15s, Israeli intelligence, and others to change history.

The IDF is ramping up operations in southern Lebanon, moving key forces and expanding attacks on Hezbollah strongholds, as direct confrontations on the ground escalate.

The senior Israeli defense sources noted that tackling Iran's ballistic missile threat was among the military's primary goals in the war.

The IDF's operations against Iran and Hezbollah continue, but missile threats and technical failures continue to complicate the situation. Progress is slow, and the threat remains high.

Also, the IDF said that the technical failure did not occur because of some new kind of Iranian technology, but rather the missiles fired were weapons the IDF is acquainted with.

Typically, Iranian ballistic missiles have 500 to 1,000 kilograms of explosives in them and strike one target, causing significant damage there and to the immediate surroundings.

With key objectives met, Israel and the US face tough decisions. Should the Iran war end now, or are there more gains to be made?