Israel Iron Dome stopped 86% of 690 rocket barrage fired by Hamas

By Missile, Defense

Israel Iron Dome stopped 86% of 690 rocket barrage fired by Hamas

The Israel Defense Forces

said its Iron Dome antimissile system was 86% effective during a Hamas bombardment of 690 rockets on Saturday.

The 39 rockets that did get through killed four people in Israel. Hamas claimed to have overwhelmed the aerial defense system by the sheer number of rockets fired.

But the 86% success rate is not far below its recent average of 90%, suggesting that Hamas’ tactics had a relatively minor effect.

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