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sraeli critics focused on the price—around $50,000 for each Tamir interceptor—and supposedly dubious reliability. The last week ends that debate. Iron Dome is designed to protect crowded civilian areas from short-range missiles. A radar attached to each battery determines whether an incoming volley thr
gical next step in Tehran's effort to keep a check on Israeli threats to strike the Iranian nuclear program. In early January 2009, in the midst of Operation Cast Lead, Israel EFTA_R1_00464360 EFTA01977744 learned that Iran was allegedly planning to deliver 120 tons of arms and explosives to Gaza, includin
el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly la
lasting cease-fire and, ideally, prevent Hamas from resupplying its rocket stockpiles through its smuggling tunnels from the Sinai. When we launched Operation Cast Lead on the morning of December 27, nearly all the Hamas forces were where we’d expected them to be. Two waves of air strikes, with over a hundred je
el Aviv and Jerusalem. Fortunately, they were not significantly more accurate than in the past. More than half landed in fields or orchards. And with Iron Dome deployed around our major towns and cities, more than 80 per cent were intercepted. We hit nearly 1,500 targets over the seven-day period, mostly lau
lasting cease-fire and, ideally, prevent Hamas from resupplying its rocket stockpiles through its smuggling tunnels from the Sinai. When we launched Operation Cast Lead on the morning of December 27, nearly all the Hamas forces were where we'd expected them to be. Two waves of air strikes, with over a hundred je
Entities connected to both Iron Dome and Operation Cast

Fatah
ORGANIZATIONthe West Bank
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jerusalem
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Lebanon
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Ramallah
LOCATIONSinai
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Tel Aviv
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Barack Obama
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Cairo
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United States
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Tehran
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Bashar al-Assad
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Damascus
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West Bank
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Yasser Arafat
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Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Middle East
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North Korea
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Mahmoud Abbas
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