Metis-M & Kornet AT Missiles vs. Merkava Tanks

[JaM]

Merkava done use Explosive Reactive armor but NERA - nonexplosive reactive armor. Mk3 Dor Dalet and Mk4. Older used spaced and composite armor.

[PlasmaKrab]

If you dig a bit further into it, I think you will find that NERA is another (commercial) name for a type of composite armor also called bulging armor, which uses a layer of soft non-metallic material (e.g. rubber) to the same effect as the original explosive layer (i.e. expanding after the impact and displacing the outer metallic plate).
Since it is advertised diversely as new-generation ERA and advanced passive armor, that can cause a confusion in some sources.
More technical discussion and references here.

[serg3d]

You can find of the net the recent photo of Merkava 4 hit by AT missile into turret. Ruptured layer of armor is looking not like ERA, but like NERA - outer metall tiles bend outward and some white powedery substance spilling out.

[Pazam]

Do you have a link to a photo of that?