Israel's Iron Dome has successfully intercepted thousands of threats from neighbouring militant groups, but if Hezbollah escalates its strikes, the highly lauded air defence system may not 'keep up'.
For years, Israel has relied on the invisible shield of its sophisticated Iron Dome air defence system to protect its citizens.
It was designed to fend off short-range rocket and missile attacks from neighbouring militant groups. "The October 2023 attack by Hamas over the Israeli border kind of blew that paradigm out," Dr Hellyer said.And despite Western calls for a ceasefireHamas militants killed about 1,200 people during the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, and took at least 250 hostages back to Gaza, according to Israeli authorities.
People run towards a bomb shelter as a siren warning of incoming rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel sounds.What we know about Hezbollah's weapons supplies "If you have fairly powerful missiles, you can shoot them at a very high trajectory so they come very fast and almost vertical," Professor Fruehling said.Hezbollah also has access to longer-range missiles, Professor Fruehling says.
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