Iron Dome
Israeli interceptors deployed against machine gun fire, not rockets: army
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Israeli interceptors deployed against machine gun fire, not rockets: army
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile shield was launched on Sunday against Palestinian machine gun fire originating in the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip,…
Israel successfully tests ballistic missile interceptor
Middle East
December 10, 2015
Israel successfully tests ballistic missile interceptor
Israel and the United States on Thursday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor as the Jewish state seeks to upgrade…
Israel open to joint missile defense with Jordan, Egypt
Egypt
March 11, 2014
Israel open to joint missile defense with Jordan, Egypt
A US general proposed on Monday that Israel upgrade its anti-missile systems to include neighboring Jordan and possibly Egypt, and…
Israel beefs up rocket defenses on Egypt border
Egypt
July 23, 2013
Israel beefs up rocket defenses on Egypt border
Israel has boosted its rocket defences near its southern border with Egypt to counter possible attacks from Islamist militants fighting…
Israel moves to protect Eilat-bound planes from Sinai jihadis
Egypt
July 22, 2013
Israel moves to protect Eilat-bound planes from Sinai jihadis
An airliner full of carefree vacationers dips out of a cloudless sky on a final descent to Eilat and the…
Gaza rocket hits Israel, military says
World
July 28, 2012
Gaza rocket hits Israel, military says
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel's largely rural Eshkol region on Friday but there…
Egypt brokers Gaza truce after days of bloodshed
World
March 13, 2012
Egypt brokers Gaza truce after days of bloodshed
Egypt said on Tuesday it had brokered a "comprehensive and mutual" truce between Israel and Gaza militants, after four days…
Israel raids Gaza after rocket attacks
World
April 16, 2011
Israel raids Gaza after rocket attacks
Jerusalem -- Israeli warplanes launched raids against targets in Gaza overnight after two rockets were fired at Israel from the coastal enclave,…
Israel uses new anti-missile system as Gaza flares
World
April 7, 2011
Israel uses new anti-missile system as Gaza flares
Ashkelon, Israel -- An Israeli missile system intercepted a rocket fired from Gaza on Thursday in the first known use…
Israel deploys first anti-rocket system near Gaza
World
March 27, 2011
Israel deploys first anti-rocket system near Gaza
Beersheba, Israel -- Israel deployed a long-anticipated rocket shield outside the Gaza Strip on Sunday but cautioned Israelis under fire…