Originally published in Israel Today
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system has been wildly successful during the current Gaza war, but on occasion it can and does miss incoming terrorist rockets.
One would think that the 10 percent or so of Hamas rockets predicted by Iron Dome’s radars to hit populated areas that are not intercepted would still cause significant Israeli casualties. But somehow, they don’t.
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An earlier, unconfirmed report floating around the Internet had a Gaza resident attributing the lack of Hamas accuracy to Israel’s God moving the rockets off-course to protect His people.
“We do aim [our rockets], but their God changes their path in mid-air,” a Hamas commander was said to have told someone who wondered why Gaza-based militants can’t seem to hit their targets.
Whether or not that report is accurate, an Iron Dome operator whose battery failed three times to down an incoming missile headed toward Tel Aviv last week said the overall assessment is.
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In remarks relayed to an Israeli news site (Hebrew), the Iron Dome battery commander recalled:
“A missile was fired from Gaza. Iron Dome precisely calculated [its trajectory]. We know where these missiles are going to land down to a radius of 200 meters. This particular missile was going to hit either the Azrieli Towers, the Kirya (Israel’s equivalent of the Pentagon) or [a central Tel Aviv railway station]. Hundreds could have died.
“We fired the first [interceptor]. It missed. Second [interceptor]. It missed. This is very rare. I was in shock. At this point we had just four seconds until the missile lands. We had already notified emergency services to converge on the target location and had warned of a mass-casualty incident.
“Suddenly, Iron Dome (which calculates wind speeds, among other things) shows a major wind coming from the east, a strong wind that…sends the missile into the sea. We were all stunned. I stood up and shouted, ‘There is a God!’
“I witnessed this miracle with my own eyes. It was not told or reported to me. I saw the hand of God send that missile into the sea.”
Why would anyone question the Iron Dome battery commander’s statement “I saw the hand of God send that missile into the sea.” If you believe in the Lord God and the Holy Spirit you would have witnessed and physically seen that hand of God throughout your life. I have seen His hand guide a child in a pram from the path of an out of control vehicle. I was in awe one day when I saw the hand of God catch a falling construction worker who slipped off a 4-storey scaffolding structure and place the worker softly to the ground. I have also seen the hand of God stop a javelin from piercing a scholar during sports day at our local school. Miracles like these only enhance my faith and proves without any doubt that Our Father is the omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent.
Praise the Lord God for these stories that really strengthened our faith!
Our God is SO much bigger than we thought… Let His name be praised throughout the whole earth! Keep posting those reports André!
How GREAT is our GOD indeed !!! yes HE is still in control! and on THE THRONE !
Our God is an awesome God.Halleluhah
Amen !Our Redemer lives !He will fight our battles hallelujah Jesus desirved all the Glory
What a miracle!!!!! We give praise to the almighty GOD, the one who promises us His protection in Psalm 91. May His name be honoured. God bless