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For many years, the Iron Dome has repelled missile attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah. Two experts explain how Iranian missiles have punctured Israel’s defence
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A bloody conflict between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day on Tuesday, as both countries exchanged heavy air strikes.
The conflict began with Israeli strikes on nuclear sites in Iran and on its capital of Tehran on Friday. Israel says Iran is secretly developing a nuclear weapon, something which Tehran has consistently denied.














