Iron Dome saves lives, but every interceptor fired costs some $80,000. Cheaper laser-based alternatives exist that can eradicate threats from multiple rocket barrages.

After Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that anti-Zionism is equal to anti-Semitism, State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Elan Carr says that "anti-Semitism on the part of a country with whom we have relations is a deep concern."

Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says since the early Sunday, Russian warplanes have carried out more than 50 airstrikes on Idlib and nearby Hama province.

Friends and neighbors insist on accompanying Moshe Agadi, 58, on his last journey. Ashkelon Mayor Tomer Galam: We will not give into the terrorists who want to destroy us.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says, "Rocket fire from Gaza must stop immediately" • Germany: Israel has the right to defend itself and to protect its civilians • Estonia slams "indiscriminate attacks against civilians."