 There is an invisible shield defending Israel. It is called the Iron Dome. My name is India and today you are going to get a special look at Israel's world-renowned air defense system. The Iron Dome is the air defense system that Israel uses to protect itself against short-range rocket attacks. This means that it can intercept rockets fired from up to 70 kilometers away. The Iron Dome intercepts rockets in the air like this by blowing them up before they hit heavily populated cities. And it can work in any kind of weather, rain or shine. The Gaza Strip is a main source of the rockets fired at Israel. In fact, there were thousands of rockets launched towards Israel in the recent 11-day conflict. Where I am at now is where one of these rockets crashed. So although some rockets ended up hitting cities and destroying homes, the Iron Dome successfully intercepted 85 to 90 percent of them. It may not be the perfect system, but it is extremely effective. So effective that even the U.S. Army is using the Iron Dome. The Iron Dome is made up of three parts. One, a radar that detects rockets. Two, a control system that receives the radar's information. And three, an interceptor that is activated by the control system, which sends missiles to destroy incoming rockets. This technology is relatively new. The first Iron Dome system was set up in 2011. And now Israel has a total of 10 Iron Dome systems across the country. I have even seen it in action with my own eyes. You can see right here the Iron Dome just intercepted a rocket. You can see it's here. It clearly acts as a shield in the sky. You see, these here are rockets from Gaza being fired at Israel. On the other side are missiles from the Iron Dome coming to intercept them. Without the Iron Dome, all these rockets sent from Gaza would hit cities in Israel. Terrorist organizations in Gaza, like Hamas, have tried to overwhelm the Iron Dome by bombarding Israel with hundreds of rockets at a time. But overall, the system has been able to hold up. Now let's make a comparison. A rocket from Hamas costs anywhere from $300 to $800 each. On the other hand, an Iron Dome interceptor is estimated to cost anywhere from $50,000 to $80,000 each. It is an expensive solution, but a necessary one. So this is how Israel is able to protect its citizens from air attacks. Many said that the Iron Dome would be doomed to fail in the beginning, but it seems that Israel has defied the odds. This is the Iron Dome. This is Inside Israel. Thanks for watching and I'll see you next time.