02/11/2011 15:33
Israel launched a ballistic missile
Israel test-fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday, Israel Radio said, amid a heightened public debate over the possibility of an Israeli attack against Iran's nuclear program, the Reuters reports.
"Israel today carried out the test-firing of a rocket propulsion system from the Palmachim base (in central Israel)," a Defense Ministry statement said.
"This had been planned by the defense establishment a long time ago and has been carried out as scheduled."
A Defense Ministry official declined to comment on the type of rocket tested. But Israel Radio's military affairs correspondent, who is regularly briefed by top officers on defense matters, said a ballistic missile was launched.