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Through Friday evening, the third day of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IAF struck 613 targets in Gaza, focusing on rocket depots and launchers. It also destroyed a bomb-laden smuggling tunnel.
The Iron Dome intercepted 99 rockets today. In total, it intercepted 197 rockets since the start of the operation.
Jerusalem Post - Breaking News
The Iron Dome fires two missiles at each incoming missile it tries to stop. Each interceptor missile costs $50,000 to $60,000 dollars. That means Israel has spent at least $20,000,000 so far in this conflict to stop incoming missiles. It should begin deducting this expense as well as the cost of the military buildup it has been forced into and the damage to infrastructure and harm to Israeli civilians from the tax money it collects on behalf of the PA since about half of that money goes to pay salaries and expenses in Gaza.