Iron Dome defense system fires missile by mistake

A massive explosion is heard throughout communities in the western Negev near the Gaza Strip security fence.

The IDF explains the source of the explosion was a missile fired by the Iron Dome defense system by mistake.

An Iron Dome battery seen near the Southern Israeli town of Netivot. December 27, 2014. (Talucho/Flash90)
An Iron Dome battery seen near the Southern Israeli town of Netivot. December 27, 2014. (Talucho/Flash90)

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