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CLAT 2021 21 Year Experienced Team

f Jews and Christians are allowed to visit, but unlike Muslims, are prohibited from praying on the grounds
under the status quo arrangement.
f For Jews, the Temple Mount, known in Hebrew as Har Habayit, is the holiest place because it was the site
of two ancient temples.

f UNESCO has classified the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls as a World Heritage Site.

Iron dome system

In the recent conflict between Israel and Palestine, rockets fired from Gaza were being intercepted by the
Israeli Iron Dome air defence system.

More about Iron dome-
f It is a short-range, ground-to-air, air defence system that includes a radar and Tamir interceptor missiles
that track and neutralise any rockets or missiles aimed at Israeli targets.
f It is used for countering rockets, artillery & mortars (C-RAM) as well as aircraft, helicopters and
unmanned aerial vehicles.
f The system can equally intercept unwanted helicopters, aircraft, or UAVs that enter the airspace without
permission
f Its genesis goes back to the 2006 Israeli-Lebanon war, when Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets into
Israel.

f The Iron Dome was developed by Rafale Advanced Defence Systems jointly with Israel Aerospace
Industries and deployed in 2011.
f The Iron Dome has three main systems that work together to provide a shield over the area where it is
deployed.
f It has detection and tracking radar to spot any incoming threats, a battle management and weapon
control system (BMC), and a missile firing unit.
f It is capable of being used in all weather conditions, including during the day and night.

Similar systems with other countries-

f S-400 air defence systems of Russia.
f Sky Hunter is the US version of the Iron Dome system which has been developed jointly by
Raytheon and Rafael.

f India has Akash short-range surface-to-air missiles, and Russian systems including Pechora which
are being gradually replaced with more modern systems.
f India is buying two National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-II from the US.
China's 17+1 initiative
Lithuania recently announced that it is quitting the China-led “17+1” grouping by blaming the platform
'divisive' from the European Union's perspective.
About 17+1 initiative-

f It is an initiative by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs founded in 2012 in Budapest.

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