Israel's "Iron Dome" system was nearly 99% effective against rockets from Hamas and Hezbollah militants and intercepted the majority of missiles launched from Iran, the chairman of the state-owned manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. said on Monday. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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Yuval Steinitz of Rafael told a conference at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs that since the Hamas raid on Israel in October 2023, Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon have together fired approximately 40,000 rockets at Israel.
"Iron Dome intercepted most of them with a success rate that is not 100%, but close to it. It is about 98%, even 99%, meaning the system is not perfect, but almost,"
According to him, Iran has fired about 1,500 ballistic missiles at Israel in two waves of hostilities since 2024, and "only a few dozen" were not intercepted.
He also noted that there is no shortage of interceptor missiles.
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