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Over 7,400 rockets fired into Israel since start of war, says government
Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
The Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, October 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Avi Roccah)
Terror groups have fired more than 7,400 rockets into Israel since October 7, says a government representative.
According to Government Press Office figures, the Iron Dome intercepted over 1,100 of these rockets, 550 misfired and fell inside Gaza, and more than 400 directly hit Israel.
The figures did not account for several thousand rockets, many of which may have fallen in open areas, although the government did not immediately qualify the discrepancy.
The IDF has declined to provide figures on rockets since the start of the war.
