Israel is preparing for a ground assault in Gaza following Hamas's attack on Saturday. Follow our live coverage.
Israel’s Iron Dome system for years has enabled Israel to defend itself from missile barrages from Gaza. Since its introduction in 2011, it has intercepted and destroyed short-range rockets and mortars, powered by mobile missile-defense batteries. Thousands of rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel since Saturday, when Hamas launched its broad assault. Iron Dome was developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in cooperation with Raytheon Technologies.
The control center's computers calculate whether the rocket is going to hit populated areas. If so, a missile is fired from the launcher, which contains 20 interceptor missiles. Each receives constant guidance updates from the control center in its internal radar. The missile destroys the incoming rocket by exploding near it. The aim is to do this far away from populated areas, minimizing damage on the ground, although some rockets fired at Tel Aviv in recent days have injured civilians.
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