https://twitter.com/Doron_Kadosh/status/1741372216233566492?t=NTutYuxfKW_gv7yvq_VmTA&s=19

Created a 2024 version of this market: https://manifold.markets/NermitBundaloy/will-israel-deploy-iron-beam-defenc-fa006b88e51a

[Removed; I posted the same news that someone did before and was decided did not meet the burden of proof]

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1726675821056938043
the system has been deployed and successfully intercepted a launch

@CarmelHadar Hillel again

What Is the 'Iron Beam?' Israel's Never-Before-Used Defense System: Report (newsweek.com)

Interception reported by Western Media

@BenAdams refers to the same tweet, no new information

reported Hillel Hallel, an army and defense correspondent for Israeli commercial television Channel 14, on X

@ICRainbow Really embarrasing how the media just spreads misinformation without checking. Hillel himself said it was not Iron Beam some 30 minutes after

First successful interception

הלל ביטון רוזן | Hallel Bitton Rosen on X: "פרסמנו במהדורה: לראשונה בעולם - מערכת לייזר שפותחה בארץ הצליחה ליירט רקטה ששוגרה לעבר ישראל במהלך ימי הלחימה. לאחר הפרסום בחדשות 14, על הצבתה של המערכת הנסיונית, כעת הגיעה הבשורה המשמחת - המערכת הצליחה לבצע יירוט מוצלח." / X (twitter.com)

@BenAdams yeah, no proof though

@BenAdams Not Iron beam, and potentially fake news. He even says so himself

operational next year
https://www.calcalist.co.il/local_news/article/hysoty00vp

This is crazy, I didn't even know we have that! And the physics of focusing a laser beam 10km from the source are quite complicated. Impressive.

Still no IDF materials featuring intercepted stuff.

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hywpcxufp

Israel to test Iron Beam laser system on Hamas missiles | CTech

Israeli Ministry of Defense and Rafael recently agreed to deploy "Magen Or" (Iron Beam) laser system near the border with Gaza and challenge it with rocket barrages launched by Hamas terrorists

משרד הביטחון אישר היום (חמישי) כי מערכת ההגנה האווירית "מגן אור" נכנסה לפעילות מבצעית במלחמת "חרבות ברזל"

My translation: The ministry of defense confirmed today (Thursday) that the aerial defense system "Light Shield" [That's the new name for Iron Beam] has become operative in the "Iron Swords" war.

"מגן אור", שנפרסה בדרום הארץ...

"Light Shield", which was deployed in the south of the country...

@ICRainbow Can this resolve? The article clearly states it was deployed.

@Shump yeah, looks like it. I want one more confirmation though. Should be coming any time soon now.

@ICRainbow I want to apologize, this source does not appear to be reliable. It seems that they've copied the information from a different, more reliable Israeli news source, but instead of writing things in future tense, like the original, they wrote it as if it already happened. I was initially confused by that.

We still need to wait for a source saying the system actually got deployed.

It's already deployed:

https://www.hidabroot.org/article/1187586

Probably not