(Prime Minister's Office) At a ceremony Sunday marking the operational integration of the David's Sling air defense system, with the participation of Vice Admiral James Syring, Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "Admiral, today marks an important milestone in our joint development of cutting-edge missile defense technologies. We face, both of us, increasingly sophisticated threats, but we have repeatedly demonstrated that together we can meet these challenges a lot better than any one of us could do so alone." "But despite the importance that I attribute to our defensive capabilities, I reiterate: Whoever seeks to hit us - will be hit. Whoever threatens our existence - places himself in existential danger. This approach has ancient sources. Not far from here is the Ela Valley where David defeated Goliath with his sling. King David defended the People of Israel against its enemies 3,000 years ago. He did so with a combination of extraordinary daring and extraordinary ingenuity."
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