This is the incredible moment Israel’s high tech Iron Dome missile defence system blasts Iranian rockets out of the sky.
Breathtaking CCTV footage shows the aerial battle following Iran’s 400 missile blitz on Tuesday which plunged the Middle East further into chaos.
The stunning timelapse of the sky above Israel shows Tehran’s ballistic attack weapons surging towards the country.
At first just a few missiles can be seen with the Iron Dome successfully hitting them midair.
Before several huge groups of Iran’s powerful weapons are launched at once – seriously testing the Iron Dome.
The defence system kicks into action as flashes of light burst in the footage as the missiles are hit.
Israelis scrambled for bomb shelters as the rockets flew nearby with air raid sirens sounding across the country.
The IDF declared it intercepted “a large number” of the 400 missiles in the skies above Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa.
Despite Iran claiming its attack had succeeded in striking 90 per cent of its targets.
But western experts discounted the claims as analysts branded the blitz another embarrassing flop following a 320 missile and drone attack which was repelled in April.
Israel Defence Forces’ Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari branded the multiple strikes “a severe and dangerous escalation” and warned “there will be consequences.”
Hagari said: “There were a small number of hits in the centre of Israel, and other hits in Southern Israel.
“The majority of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States.
“Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest levels of readiness.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added that “Iran made a big mistake and it will pay for it”.
A revenge strike is likely to hit Iranian oil plants and air defence systems, but could also include targeted assassinations.
It comes as Israel mourns the deaths of the first soldiers killed since its military launched a ground invasion of Lebanon earlier this week.
The focus of the operation is clearing out Hezbollah terror sites to halt rocket attacks which have driven 60,000 from homes in Northern Israel in the last 11 months, Israeli sources said.
But yesterday, fierce fighting erupted and at least eight Israel Defence Forces soldiers were killed.
Commandos are believed to have been ambushed as they attempted to clear a village infested with dug-in militia.
The blow was the first serious setback for Israeli forces attempting to push the terror group’s elite Radwan Forces north to create a weapons-free buffer zone.
Five soldiers from Israel’s crack “Egoz’ Unit” Commando Brigade were cut down in a ferocious gun battle north of the Israeli frontier and four were seriously wounded.
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