Next Media: Israel conducts unannounced missile test amid Syria tensions

A missile scare flared up in the Mediterranean on Tuesday after an unannounced joint missile test carried out by Israel and the United States initially raised concerns of a possible strike against Syria.

According to a Reuters report, the morning launch of two ballistic "objects" was detected by a Russian radar and was first reported by Moscow media. Those objects were Israeli air launched Sparrow target missiles, used to test the radar of its Arrow anti-ballistic missile system.