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Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor reportedly suffered a malfunction

Unverified reports claim that Israel's Iron Dome missile hit into a hospital in Tel Aviv.

Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor reportedly suffered a malfunction on Sunday night.

Israel’s Iron Dome defense system has reportedly malfunctioned, with an interceptor rocket landing in the central area of the city of Rishon LeZion, south of Tel Aviv.

 

Videos are doing rounds on social media showing a missile from Israel’s Iron Dome defense system seemingly malfunctioning.
Instead of intercepting a Hamas rocket fired from Gaza, the system’s missiles have been seen doing U-turns and hitting the Israeli territory.
Unverified reports claim that Israel’s Iron Dome missile hit a hospital in Tel Aviv.

 

What is Israel’s Iron Dome?

It is an Israeli defense system that detects an incoming rocket, determines its path, and intercepts it.
The system was developed by Israeli defense technology company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, to counter rocket attacks during the war with Hezbollah in 2006, backed by the United States $200m grant.
It became operational in 2011.
The system’s radar detects an incoming rocket, its speed, and its direction. The control center then calculates whether or not the rocket poses a threat to Israeli towns.
If the rockets pose a threat, the missile firing unit launches missiles to shoot them down.
The launcher contains 20 interceptor missiles.
However, the rockets that do not pose a threat are allowed to land in empty fields.
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