-- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2012 -- ADDING INFO ON THE IRON DOME AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM
-- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2012 -- ADDING INFO ON THE IRON DOME AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM The Israeli military launch a missile from the Iron Dome air defence system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, in the southern city of Beer Sheva following the firing of rockets from the Gaza Strip on November 15, 2012. Rockets were launched from Gaza into Israel amid a vast Israeli operation against Gaza militants which began on November 14 with the killing of a top Hamas chief along with ten other Palestinians. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA