What is Iron Dome? Key Israeli missile defense system facing severe test

Israel’s Iron Dome defense system has downed fewer than half of the rockets fired at the Jewish state by Hamas, Israeli officials claimed Tuesday as the terrorist group launched additional barrages into the country.

“Up until this time, approximately 480 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip at Israeli territory, and approximately 150 rockets were fired at Israeli territory and exploded within Gaza Strip,” the Israeli Air Force announced Tuesday. “The Iron Dome Air Defense System has intercepted 200 of them.”