Iron Dome, the codename for the IDF most advanced defensive system will protect Israeli cities and settlements from short range missiles. Today the final test was done to the system and it was – as expected – successful, the threat of short range missiles and rockets is now over.

Iron Dome (from the IDF website)

I am quite sure the terrorists on the other side i.e. Gaza and Lebanon Will try and find a way to incite the region in different ways but now – it wont be as simple as firing rockets on civilians like cowards, perhaps now, these guys will have to stand up and fight like real men if they still think their cause is just!

The test made the news today and many people in the city of Sderot and the many other southern cities in Israel were ecstatic to hear that their nightmare of living in the shadow of the rockets threat is soon to be over.

The rockets threat until now was also a hassle from Israel’s northern border where the Hizbollah used rockets on Israeli civilians in the two Lebanon wars in recent years – now, I guess Hassan Nasralla and his friends will have to come out of their caves and fight the IDF which is a whole different game!

Here is a Video of the successful test today:

The Iron Dome is a part of Israel multi-layer defense plan which include the “Hetz” or arrow in enligh as the defense system against long range missiles, “Sharvit Ksamim” or Magic wand for medium range missiles and the “Kipat Barzel” or Iron Dome as the short range defensive system.

Tags: Israeli defense systems

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