IDF General Pans Performance Of Iranian Ballistic Missiles In Syria

The head of the Israel Defense Forces says that ballistic missile strikes by Iran earlier this week against Islamic State forces in Syria were less successful than initially reported, reports the Times of Israel.

The remarks by Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot during a speech on Tuesday night appeared to confirm reports by Israeli security sources on Monday that only one or two of the six or seven missiles hit their targets, the newspaper said.

Iran's Fars news agency suggested that...