Jerusalem, Israel. Rafael chairman Yuval Steinitz said on Monday that Israel’s Iron Dome has been nearly 99% effective against missiles fired by Hamas and Hezbollah and has intercepted most missiles launched by Iran.
Steinitz cites interception rates and rocket totals
Speaking at a conference of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, Steinitz said that since the October 2023 Hamas raid on Israel, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have fired a combined total of about 40,000 rockets at Israel.
He said Iron Dome intercepted most of those rockets, with success rates “around 98%, even 99%,” adding that it was “not perfect, but almost.”
Iran missile launches since 2024
Steinitz said Iran has fired about 1,500 ballistic missiles at Israel in two rounds of fighting since 2024, and that “only several dozens” were not intercepted.
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