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Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system shot down a rocket fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, a hostile act indicating a further escalation of tensions. Source link

A complement to the effective but costly Iron Dome, the new system has been able to intercept mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles during trials. Source link

Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday acknowledged that its Iron Dome defence system is too expensive and the country is speeding the roll-out of laser technology to help protect it from rocket attacks.Naftali Bennett told a security conference that the new generation of technology – a “laser wall” – will be …

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian fighters fired multiple rocket barrages at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba in the region’s most intense hostilities in years. At least 49 people have been killed in Gaza since violence escalated on Monday, according to …