Their confidence in Israel's advanced air defense systems, which have repeatedly intercepted threats, allowed them to face the danger with surprising calm.
According to a preliminary probe, Ben Shitrit and two of his comrades were hit by shrapnel when an Iron Dome interceptor missile exploded above their Dvora-class fast patrol boat.
On Sunday morning, Hezbollah launched approximately 320 rockets toward northern Israel, following Israeli airstrikes on numerous rocket and missile arsenals, as well as launch sites, used by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
After the killing of Hezbollah commander Hussein Ibrahim Makki by an IDF drone strike, the terror group retaliated by launching over 60 rockets into northern Israel.
'Magen Or' is the next step up in Israel's self-defense: a laser system that can 'cook' rockets, missiles or drones from afar, and at zero cost compared to the Iron Dome.
A major U.S. defense contractor announced on Monday it will work with the Israeli company that developed the Iron Beam system to create an American version.
'The operationalization of the C-Dome system is a significant milestone for the State of Israel's naval defense capabilities,' Defense Minister Benny Gantz said.
A leading media watchdog forced a UK paper to correct its false headline about Israel's Iron Dome system, which prevents Palestinian rockets from killing innocent civilians.
While the Iron Dome defense batteries have been successful in intercepting 95% of the rockets, some exploded in Israel and caused damage to homes, factories and cars.
The Islamic Jihad has fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli cities and towns, and the majority of the rockets, about 95%, were intercepted by the Iron dome defense system.
Defense minister Benny Gantz expressed gratitude for the U.S.’ 'steadfast support' for Israel’s security, and for approving $1 billion in funding to replenish the Iron Dome.
Israel’s new laser weapons systems can eliminate aerial threats with unprecedented accuracy at a fraction of the cost of the original Iron Dome system.
Tehran’s strategy is to surround the Jewish state with as many 'fire bases' as it can—from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, the Gaza Strip, and in the future, from Judea and Samaria, as well as from Iran itself.