A battery of the Iron Dome missile system (foreground) is seen on March 11, 2012
Israel Girds For Attacks As Syria Falls Apart -- New York Times
JERUSALEM — At least one Iron Dome missile defense battery was deployed Sunday in northern Israel amid reports of intense security consultations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Syria and the possibility of chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist rebels or being transferred to the militant group Hezbollah.
Silvan Shalom, a vice prime minister, described the movement of such weapons as a “red line” that could lead to Israeli military action.
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More News On Israel Preparing For Attacks From A Disintegrating Syria
Israel Deploys Missiles as Netanyahu Sees Syria Collapse -- Bloomberg Businessweek
As Syria totters, Israel places Iron Domes in north -- Times of Israel
IDF deploys Iron Domes in North amid Syria worries -- Jerusalem Post
Iron Dome Deployed in North to Defend Against Syrian WMDs -- Arutz Sheva
My Comment: This deployment of Iron Dome batteries is understandable in view of Israel's assessment that Syria's chemical weapons can strike anywhere in Israel.
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