Report: “Israeli” Missile system captured by Hizbullah

Source: World Tribune.com, 6-11-2006
TEL AVIV - Hizbullah has captured an "Israeli"-origin advanced anti-tank guided missile system.
"Israel" state-owned television said an unidentified army unit left the launcher and missile in southern Lebanon, Middle East Newsline reported. The television said in a Nov. 3 report that Hizbullah found the Spike system and (allegedly) transferred it to Iran.
"Israeli" military sources said the Ground Forces Command has determined that Hizbullah seized the Spike anti-tank guided missile system. The sources said Hizbullah captured the "Israeli" system during the war in Lebanon in the summer of 2006.
"We know that one Gil [Spike] system has gone missing in an area where Hizbullah operated," a source said.
The Spike was developed and produced by the state-owned Rafael, "Israel" Armament Development Authority. The system, sold to several countries, was widely used against Hizbullah in the 34-day war in Lebanon, which ended on Aug. 14.
The television report claimed "Israel's" military has assessed that Iran would seek to reverse-engineer the Spike ATGM, with a range of four kilometers. Limor said this would allow Iran to develop counter-measures.
During the war, Hizbullah used Russian-origin anti-tank missiles obtained from Syria. They included the AT-14 Kornet missile, with a range of 5.5 kilometers.