Israel launches new spy satellite
The move follows a series of mysterious happenings in Iran, including at a nuclear facility.
Israel launched a spy satellite into space today. The action follows a series of mysterious incidents in Iran, including one linked to Israel, though neither country has confirmed this.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the satellite, called Ofek 16 — one of Israel’s many — will help with the “ability to act against Israel’s enemies, near and far alike.”
“It greatly expands our ability to act on land, at sea, in the air and also in space,” said Netanyahu, as reported by The Associated Press.
The launch follows several possible attacks in Iran in the past two weeks. There was a fire at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment plant last week. There was an explosion on June 26 near a military facility in the east of the capital city of Tehran. On June 28, an apparent gas explosion in Tehran left 19 people dead.
