The Iron Dome received the Israel Defense Prize in 2012 and in recognition of his work, Gold was invited to light a torch in the 2015 annual Independence Day ceremony.
The White House on Monday said it expected to fulfill additional security requests from Israel as quickly as possible.
Neither time did the drone pose an immediate threat to civilians in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip, and therefore no alerts were activated.
US support of Israel’s military isn’t a charitable donation; it supports vital American interests – strategic, defense, cyber, intelligence, R&D, and much more.
The C-Dome successfully intercepted advanced targets which represent threats to the State of Israel's infrastructure and strategic assets.
Rocket alerts were activated in the Zikim settlement area, Kibbutz Carmia and in the city of Ashkelon.
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