(Reuters) Ori Lewis - Israeli officials on Monday praised the effectiveness of the U.S.-funded Iron Dome anti-rocket defense system, despite its failure to shoot down a rocket fired from Gaza that killed a man in a residential area. A senior commander said Iron Dome interceptors had shot down 20 incoming projectiles fired by Gaza militants in five days of cross-border violence.
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