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Israeli Iron Dome Stops a Rocket with a Rocket
(New York Times) Isabel Kershner - In the first five days of the Gaza conflict, Israel's unique Iron Dome anti-rocket system has successfully intercepted more than 300 rockets fired at densely populated areas, with a success rate of 80 to 90%, top officials said. Developed with significant American financing and undergoing its ultimate battle test, the Iron Dome system has saved many lives, protected property and proved to be a strategic game changer, experts said. Casualties on the Israeli side have been kept low by the Iron Dome system and the fact that most Israelis have followed the instructions of the Home Front Command, taking shelter in the 15 to 90 seconds they have between the warning sirens and the landing of a rocket.