History was made on Thursday when the Iron Dome counter-rocket defense system intercepted a Grad-model rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, proving its capabilities for the first time in combat.

IDF sources said that the rocket was detected shortly after it was launched in the direction of Ashkelon south of which a battery was deployed on Monday.

“This is a huge achievement,” one defense official said.

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