NDTV Ground Report: In Israel's Ashkelon, The Iron Dome At Work
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While the Iron Dome acts as a sieve, neutralising the rockets, one or two can slip through, causing heavy damage on the ground.
A mushroom cloud of smoke was all that was left of a Hamas rocket intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome in Ashkelon today. It was one of the hundreds fired by the Hamas from their stronghold in Gaza strip since Saturday that NDTV witnessed.
On the ground there is silence. Most of the people have been evacuated for safety. While the Iron Dome acts as a sieve, neutralising the rockets, one or two can slip through, causing heavy damage on the ground.
The NDTV is in Ashkelon -- a coastal city just a few kilometres from the Gaza Strip. As the team was about to check into a hotel this morning, they had to run for cover as air raid sirens blared.
