Israel’s Defense Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday admitting to have successfully tested an ” Ankor” target missile in the Mediterranean Sea, following a Russian report of two ballistic missiles launched in the area.

A panel of Egyptian judges recommended Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, adding momentum to a push by authorities to ban the ousted president’s main backer and a pillar of political Islam in the region. 

Russia on Tuesday announced that its missile early warning system had detected the launch of two missiles from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea fired towards the Sea’s eastern coastline.