“Targeted by Mossad”: Everything you need to know about the “Qader 1” missile

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For the first time since the escalation between Hezbollah and Israel began a year ago, the Lebanese group announced that it had targeted a Mossad headquarters near Tel Aviv, confirming the use of the “Qader 1” missile.

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After the Israeli army announced it had intercepted a missile fired from Lebanon, Hezbollah stated in a press release on Wednesday that at “6:30 AM (03:30 GMT) it launched a Qader 1 ballistic missile” targeting “the Mossad command center in the suburbs of Tel Aviv, which is responsible for assassinations and the explosion of Bejer devices and wireless equipment,” referring to the explosion of thousands of communication devices in its possession last week.

The Israeli army had previously announced that “following alerts in the Greater Tel Aviv area (Gush Dan) and the Sharon area, a ground-to-ground missile was launched from Lebanon and intercepted by air defenses.”

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This comes amid heavy Israeli airstrikes since Monday targeting southern and eastern Lebanon, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since last October, following the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Lebanese Health Minister Firas Al-Bayd announced on Tuesday that Monday’s airstrikes alone resulted in 558 deaths, mostly “innocent civilians,” and over 1,800 wounded, marking the highest daily death toll in Lebanon since the civil war (1975-1990).

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Hezbollah has suffered heavy blows in recent days following the explosion of thousands of its communication devices last week in attacks it attributed to Israel, leading to the deaths of 39 people and thousands of injuries. An Israeli airstrike on Friday on its stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut also killed several of its elite commanders.

Hezbollah also announced on Wednesday the death of military commander Ibrahim Qubaisi in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut on Tuesday, which killed six people, according to the Ministry of Health.

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What do we know about the Qader 1 missile?

• Made in Iran
• Unveiled on September 2, 2013, in Tehran
• Capable of striking coastal targets and boats
• The Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps possess large quantities of this missile
• The Qader missile has two types: naval and aerial

Qader 1 missile range in military operations

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• Long-range missile
• Range: 300 km
• Capable of accurately targeting maritime objectives with high destructive power
• Can be launched from shore, sea, or surface platforms
• High mobility and operational flexibility
• Considered by the Iranian navy as a suitable option for missile defense shields
• Capable of handling electronic warfare and detecting enemy radar locations

Destructive power of the Qader 1 missile

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• Relatively light missile that flies at low altitudes with high precision
• Used against surface targets
• High-explosive warhead capable of penetrating delayed fuse armor
• High destructive power against coastal targets and warships
• Uses a Digital Autopilot (DAP) system that adjusts its flight path toward the target
• Guidance system relies on active internal radar

Technical specifications:

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• Length: 740 cm
• Diameter: 36 cm
• Speed: 0.9 Mach
• Range: about 300 km
• Warhead weight: 200 kg
• Flight altitude: 20 to 30 meters above sea level
• Capable of flying at 3-5 meters above water in the final approach to the target.

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