[An Nahar] Israel on Friday staged what it said was a planned test of a rocket propulsion system at a military base on the Mediterranean coast.Israeli media, citing analysts, said the test appeared to be of a version of the Jericho ballistic missile with a range of at least 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles), easily capable of hitting arch-foe Iran.
"This morning, Israel conducted a launching test from the Palmachim base of a rocket propulsion system," the Israeli defense ministry said in a brief statement.
"The scheduled test was pre-planned by Israel's ministry of defense and was carried out as expected," it said without elaborating.