A quick guide to the high-tech shield that’s changed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But Hamas is changing tactics to try to overwhelm the systemThe lights split apart the night sky over Israel and Gaza – rockets and answering interceptor missiles exploding overhead in a shower of sparks, like alien warships doing battle.
The units, including the interceptors, are moved around to cover more ground and keep their location secret.Yes, and yes. Israel and the local companies who designed the dome claim it’s 90 per cent effective. While experts put that success rate at about 80 per cent, it’s still considered the most advanced low-range rocket shield in the world. The dome has largely lifted the shadow of Hamas rocket strikes from Israeli life as the conflict over the occupied territories stretches on.
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