The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has agreed to shift a Iron Dome air defense missile battery near the Gaza border in order to protect a rare plant found in the area.
Gideon Pisanty (Gidip) גדעון פיזנטי [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
The Iris Mariae is still in danger currently as the battery has yet to be relocated to a new site.