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TEL AVIV — Israel’s military was preparing to unveil a satellite system.

Officials said the Israel Army has established a satellite system developed by the C4I Directorate.

The officials said the system would provide persistent surveillance throughout the Levant, particularly along Israel’s borders.

“Through this satellite, the information will be given regardless of space,” Col. Yariv Nir, head of the computer service at Central Command, said.

Officials said the system would ensure reconnaissance over so-called dead areas. They cited the mountains around Israel’s southern and northern borders, resistant to ground- and air-based radars.

The satellite system was tested in November, particularly by Central Command, responsible for the West Bank. Officials said the system would be accessible to field commanders, equipped with smartphones.

“We saw in recent incidents in Judea and Samaria that such events happen
quickly and the commanders on the ground should be able to run these
operations based on online intelligence,” Nir said.

Officials said the satellite system would focus on Israel’s borders with
Lebanon and Syria. They said the Army’s Northern Command plans to encrypt
the connections in the Syrian sector.

“The pilot was successful and this system can be launched and connected
to within few minutes,” Nir told Israel’s news website Ynet.

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