Iron Dome

• How Israel’s Iron Dome works as officials say it blocked 99% of Iran strikes

  Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, according to an Israeli official, and 99 per cent were intercepted.

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  Apr 15
  
• Israel wants cyber ‘Iron Dome’ system to fight off attacks, minister says

  There was a 137 per cent annual jump in average weekly attacks on Israeli companies, to nearly 1,500 per week, in the first three months of 2022, a security firm says.

  World

  May 2, 2022
  
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• Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza Strip as conflict with Hamas erupts once again

  The flare-up followed a march in East Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists that was met by incendiary balloons from Hamas, an act Israel's new government vowed to respond to.

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  Jun 15, 2021
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• The fighting between Israel and Gaza is over, for now. But experts say trauma remains

  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is also known as shell shock or combat stress, occurs after a person experiences extreme trauma or a life-threatening event.

  World

  May 30, 2021
• No casualties after Gaza fires rocket amid Netanyahu election rally, Israel says

  The Israeli military said its air defence system, known as Iron Dome, intercepted the rocket. There were no reports of casualties.

  World

  Dec 25, 2019
• 4 rockets fired from Syria toward Israel shot down, military says

  "Four launches were identified from Syria towards Israeli territory which were intercepted by the Israeli air defense systems," the army said. "No hits on Israeli communities were identified."

  World

  Nov 19, 2019
• Hamas says Gaza war not over until demands met

  Hamas held on Thursday its first public rally since a cease-fire with Israel, with an official vowing the militant group would never give up its arms and will continue to fight until the Gaza Strip blockade is lifted.

  World

  Aug 7, 2014
• Obama signs $225 million package to replenish Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system

  U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill granting an additional $225 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars for Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system.

  World

  Aug 4, 2014
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• Israel resumes Gaza airstrikes as its 7-hour ceasefire ends

  The Israeli military says it has resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip, ending a self-declared, seven-hour ceasefire that was in effect for much of the day.

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  Aug 4, 2014
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• Israel pushes deeper into Gaza after soldier captured, cease-fire collapses

  Israeli forces, backed by heavy tank fire and airstrikes, moved deeper into southern Gaza late Friday in search of a soldier apparently captured in a clash with Hamas militants earlier in the day.

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  Aug 1, 2014