Israel to use laser air defense system within year, PM says
Naftali Bennett also said he hopes ongoing talks over Iran's nuclear program "end without agreement."
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett unveiled a new timeline for the country’s rollout of a laser air defense system, saying the technology would be ready within a year.
Bennett said Israel will surround itself with a “laser wall” of air defenses amid increasing threats by the proliferation of Iranian-made and Iranian-inspired drones and missiles in the Middle East.