Israel 's Iron Dome missile defense Defending system intercepted Preventing_or_letting many of the Palestinian-launched projectiles aimed Aiming at large cities , shooting down Use_firearm 56 rockets in 71 attempts .

when `` virginia '' approached Self_motion , `` monitor Scrutiny '' intercepted Attack her .

On April 15 , 2013 , an envelope that preliminarily tested Testing positive for ricin , a highly toxic protein , was intercepted Preventing_or_letting at the US Capitol 's off-site mail facility in Washington , D.C .

Two British ships of the line , HMS `` Alexander '' and HMS `` Canada '' were intercepted Attack while returning Arriving to Britain through the Celtic Sea by a large French squadron .

Several times they came Arriving close from both open play and penalty corners : shots Motion whizzed past the post , crosses were desperately intercepted Preventing_or_letting , the keeper himself made Action a few useful saves - but the Germans were themselves dangerous on the breakaway .

Two supply ships en route to Tunisia were intercepted Preventing_or_letting and sunk Self_motion .

Inshore flotillas of British MTBs and American PT boats intercepted Preventing_or_letting small craft and raided Attack the waters around Ras Idda and Kelibia .

By that date , the IDF reported Reporting that Hamas , Islamic Jihad and other militant groups had fired Use_firearm 4,564 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel , with over 735 intercepted Defending in flight Motion and shot down Use_firearm by Iron Dome .

On 18 August , while passing Motion_directional the western shore of Crete , `` Leander '' was intercepted Preventing_or_letting and attacked Attack by `` Généreux '' , which had separated from the rest of the French survivors the day before .

Three aircraft intercepted Preventing_or_letting the Beechcraft but were unable to make radio contact Communication .

Less than a year after her capture Conquering , a French convoy to Guadeloupe recaptured Conquering and destroyed Destroying `` Junon '' ; the British subsequently intercepted Hold and defeated Conquering the convoy in turn .

About 421 rockets were intercepted Preventing_or_letting by Israel 's Iron Dome missile defense Defending system , another 142 fell Motion_directional on Gaza itself , 875 fell Motion_directional in open areas , and 58 hit Attack urban areas in Israel .

The Beaufighters and their escort of Mustang Mk III fighters from 65 Squadron RAF , were intercepted Preventing_or_letting by twelve Focke-Wulf Fw 190s of `` Jagdgeschwader 5 '' ( Fighter Wing 5 ) of the `` Luftwaffe '' .

Cronjé 's slow-moving Self_motion column was intercepted Preventing_or_letting by French at Paardeberg , where the Boer general eventually surrendered Surrendering after a prolonged Change_event_time siege Besieging , having fought Hostile_encounter off an attempted direct assault Attack by Lieutenant General Horatio Kitchener .

The Tuscan garrison was heavily outnumbered , but received Receiving significant support from British Royal Navy forces who controlled Control the Mediterranean Sea and ensured Cause_to_make_progress that supplies reached Arriving the garrison and that French supply convoys were intercepted .

The previous day , a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M. Whitside intercepted Self_motion Spotted Elk 's band of Miniconjou Lakota and 38 Hunkpapa Lakota near Porcupine Butte and escorted Sending them westward to Wounded Knee Creek , where they made camp .

The Dutch ships were intercepted Preventing_or_letting in the North Sea within hours of leaving port , northwest of the Texel , by the British ship HMS `` Sirius '' .

In late 1810 , French frigates `` Elisa '' and `` Amazone '' sailed Self_motion from Le Havre to join Becoming_a_member with a larger squadron at Cherbourg , but were intercepted Preventing_or_letting by a British frigate squadron and forced Conquering to shelter at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue .

Other squadrons already at sea became Becoming embroiled in the campaign : a smaller squadron that had been raiding Attack the African coast under Commodore Jean-Marthe-Adrien L'Hermite since August 1805 provided Supply a diversion to the major campaign but failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to draw Removing off significant British forces Military_operation , while the remnants of a French squadron under Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois that had been operating Being_in_operation in the Indian Ocean since 1803 was intercepted Preventing_or_letting and defeated Conquering by Warren in March , after a chance encounter on its journey back to France .

One was intercepted Preventing_or_letting and destroyed Destroying by British forces Military_operation and others were so badly damaged Damaging in the storm that they were forced Military_operation to shelter Assistance in American ports .

1 Wing RAAF , intercepted Preventing_or_letting the Japanese force after it had completed its attack Attack , and suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses from the Japanese fighters , aggravated by fuel shortages .