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The goal is to deploy the laser systems around Israel\u2019s borders over the next decade to protect the country against attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s announcement also sent a message to Israel\u2019s foes, including archenemy Iran. The tests took place last month in the Negev Desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement came near the anniversary of the 11-day Israel-Gaza war, in which Gaza\u2019s ruling Hamas militant group fired more than 4,000 rockets toward Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel said its Iron Dome defense system has been a great success, with a 90% interception rate against incoming rocket fire. But officials say the system is expensive to deploy. 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The video, which was highly edited and set to music, appeared to show a laser beam coming out of a ground station, hitting the targets and smashing them into small pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bennett&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-middle-east-iran-israel-tel-aviv-546b3d28c434b661412df39dcbb6509c\">said in February<\/a>&nbsp;that Israel would begin using the system within a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel has already developed or deployed a series of systems meant to intercept everything from long-range missiles to rockets launched from just a few kilometers (miles) away. It has also outfitted its tanks with a missile-defense system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talks on restoring Iran\u2019s tattered nuclear deal with world powers have stalled. 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