No conventional missile defense system, however advanced, is fully immune against swarm techniques.
Amid a new border conflict with Hamas, Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system faces its toughest test in years.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue to exchange fire with Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), in what is the most serious flare-up in the Gaza conflict since 2014. As of the time of writing, 83 were killed in Gaza according to local authorities; at least seven are dead in Israel. As per the latest Israeli army intelligence estimates, Hamas and PIJ forces have fired as many as 1,600 rockets toward Israel. A great swathe of these were aimed at towns in southern and coastal Israel, though the Jerusalem area was also targeted. The IDF announced earlier today that it struck as many as 600 targets in the Gaza Strip, including Hamas commanders and rocket production facilities. The conflict shows no signs of abating, with neither side signaling a desire for de