Immediately
afterwards, IAF aircraft targeted a rocket-launching terrorist
cell. A hit was identified.
The
Iron Dome system was designed as a response to the threats
Israel faces from short-range rockets and mortar shells.
The system has the capability to identify and destroy
such projectiles before they land in Israeli territory.
The Iron Dome anti-rocket system, operated by aerial defense
network soldiers, is currently undergoing an operational
trial in southern Israel.
The
Iron Dome system was designed as a response to the threats
Israel faces from short-range rockets and mortar shells.
The system has the capability to identify and destroy
such projectiles before they land in Israeli territory.
Armored Corps forces also fired at the northern region
of the Gaza Strip from where an anti-tank missile had
been fired at a school bus near kibbutz Sa'ad on Thursday.
The
IDF will continue to carry out all steps necessary in
order to protect the residents of southern Israel.
