"A 'classic' happened: when air defense is suppressed, means of air attack are calculated in such a way that their number should exceed the air defense capabilities. Roughly speaking, if Israel has 200 interceptor missiles, it is necessary to launch 400. In this conflict, we can say that Hamas prepared carefully for the current attacks and knew Israel's air defense capabilities exactly, and calculated the number of missiles launched to overload the Iron Dome," Leonkov said.
On Sunday, The Washington Post reported, citing sources, that Israel had asked the United States to supply it with missile interceptors for its Iron Dome system and other ammunition, including machine guns.
On Saturday, Palestinian movement Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip. Israel, in response, declared a war against Hamas.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, with supplies of food, gas, and energy to the area to be stopped. Both Israel and Palestine have so far reported hundreds of dead and thousands of injured as a result of the escalation.