False alarm causes Iron Dome to fire interceptor missile

Code Red siren sounded at Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council due to gunfire inside the Gaza Strip, but no rocket was fired; interceptor explodes in midair.
Matan Tzuri|Updated:
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A false alarm caused the Iron Dome missile-defense system to fire an interceptor missile, but no rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel.
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The Code Red rocket-alert siren went off at the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council due to gunfire inside the Gaza Strip.
  • The Iron Dome system has become highly sensitive following upgrades it recently underway, which resulted in the Ashkelon battery firing a missile that had to explode midair when it became apparent it had no target to hit.
First published: 14:49, 11.17.15
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