New Delhi. 28 December, 2015. Israel’s missile defence head Yair Ramati was sacked for a “grave breach of information security” and relevant authorities would take the case further, as per a defence ministry said in a statement. Israeli media reports said Ramati had broken protocol when he transferred documents to his computer, making them easier to steal.

Ramati had worked on Israel’s missile defence programme since 1981 and headed Homa, the missile defence agency, for four years