An Israeli munitions firm announced it had developed material for fortifying Israeli towns against Palestinian rockets. Israel Military Industries said this week that, after simulating the trajectory and impact of the Kassam rocket favored by Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, it had designed an impregnable, multi-layered roofing material.
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