Iron Dome nearly 99pc effective against incoming missiles, maker says

Published May 11, 2026 Updated May 11, 2026 03:37pm

Israel’s Iron Dome has been nearly 99 per cent effective against missiles from Hamas and Hezbollah and has knocked out most missiles from Iran, the chairman of state-owned Iron Dome maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd said, according to Reuters.

Rafael’s Yuval Steinitz told a conference of the Jerusalem Centre for Security and Foreign Affairs that since October 2023, Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon combined have fired some 40,000 rockets at Israel.

“Iron Dome intercepted most of them with success rates that (are) not 100pc but close to 100pc. It’s around 98pc, even 99pc, so it’s not perfect, but almost,” Steinitz said.

Opinion

Editorial

New regional order
Updated 11 May, 2026

New regional order

The fact is that the US has only one true security commitment in the Middle East — Israel.
A better start
11 May, 2026

A better start

THE first 1,000 days of a child’s life often shape decades to come. In Pakistan, where chronic malnutrition has...
Widening gap
11 May, 2026

Widening gap

PAKISTAN’S monthly trade deficit ballooned to $4.07bn last month, its highest level since June 2022, further...
Momentary relief
Updated 10 May, 2026

Momentary relief

THE IMF’s approval of the latest review of Pakistan’s ongoing Fund programme comes at a moment of growing global...
India’s global shame
10 May, 2026

India’s global shame

INDIA’s rabid streak is at an all-time high. Prejudice is now an organised movement to erase religious freedoms ...
Aurat March restrictions
Updated 10 May, 2026

Aurat March restrictions

The message could not have been clearer: women may gather, but only if they remain politically harmless.