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How Israel Shot Down a Ballistic Missile in Space for the First Time
(Telegraph-UK) Harriet Barber - Israel last week used its Arrow missile-defense system to shoot down a ballistic missile outside of Earth's atmosphere, in what is believed to be the first combat ever to take place in space. The missile was launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis, and flew almost 1,000 miles on its way to the Israeli port city of Eilat. "The successful interception is about much more than protecting the residents of Eilat," an Israeli defense official said. "Primarily, it proves to Iran, which was behind the launch and supplied the missile, that Israel has the ability to act against its missile program."