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Tel Aviv residents 'safer' with Iron Dome

2012-11-17 154 Dailymotion

It may not look particularly impressive but this metallic box is Israel's fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery system - now stationed in Tel Aviv.<br/> <br />Army chiefs rushed their latest Iron Dome into the area after Islamist militants in Gaza fired three rockets into Tel Aviv in the past 48 hours.<br/> <br />While there were no injuries or damage, the fact that Israel's commercial capital was in the firing line had alarmed many Israelis.<br/> <br />Residents in Tel Aiv welcomed the arrival.<br/> <br />This man says he feels much more comfortable knowing Iron Dome is nearby since its rates of interception are high.<br/> <br />Another said he hoped there would be no need for it soon.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) TEL AVIV RESIDENT SAYING:<br/> <br />" I feel much a little bit much secure about this fact and I hope any way that we'll finish it next week any way that we shall not need it anyway."<br/> <br />The Iron Dome system uses a variant of the missile detector on warplanes to spot ground-to-ground and rocket launches.<br/> <br />First deployed in the south last April, Israel says it needs between 10 and 15 of them for comprehensive nationwide defence.<br/> <br />The system has intercepted at least 222 incoming rockets since the start of Israel's offensive against Gaza militants on Wednesday according to the Israeli military - a 90 percent success rate

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