Iraqi missiles hit Israel

Title

Iraqi missiles hit Israel

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

19 Jan 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Clayre Gribben reports on further missile attacks on Israel by Iraq to attempt to draw Israel into the Gulf War. Israel’s deputy Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says there won’t be a knee-jerk response; UK Defence Secretary Tom King announces the deployment of a new RAF reconnaissance plane to track down such missiles; Flight Lieutenant Simon Young on the damage inflicted on Iraq by the allies bombardment; CNN reporter Peter Arnett on the situation in Baghdad (censored report).

Contributors

Tom King; Peter Arnett; Clayre Gribben; Benjamin Netanyahu; Simon Young

Keywords

Israel; Jewish-Arab relations; Military aircraft; Aerial bombardment; Missiles; Military operations; Wars (events); Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Baghdad; Operation Desert Storm (1991)

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