Iron Dome To Offer Residents Living In Gaza Periphery Communities Protection Against Kassams

Defense officials said this week the Iron Dome defense system,  designed to protect Israeli civilians against Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip, will be ready for initial testing in the coming months, and operational by 2010. The defense system is meant to provide Sderot and Ashkelon residents with a 95-percent level of protection against rockets and mortar shells.  05/28/08