Iron Dome missile defense battery posted at Netivot
The IDF Monday posted an Iron Dome anti-missile battery at Netivot, a town 25 km from the Gaza Strip, in line with the estimate that the Palestinians were about to escalate their rocket attacks after Monday’s volley against Ashkelon. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon inspected the border fence Tuesday and was shown the recently discovered tunnel that Hamas had burrowed under the border from Gaza into Israel..