The barrage on Oct 1 took place just months after Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel.
Israel has a"layered" air and missile defence architecture built to counter a wide variety of threats.It is designed to intercept short-range rockets at a distance of up to 70km.
Installed in 2017, it is designed to detect and destroy ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, at a reported range of up to 200km, Bloomberg reported.David’s Sling is an Israeli air and missile defence system designed to defeat short-range ballistic missiles, large-calibre rockets and cruise missiles. To intercept missiles fired from up to 2,400km away and outside the Earth's atmosphere, Israel relies on its arrow missile defence system, made up of Arrow 2 and Arrow 3.
A top executive from Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems told US-based digital magazine Breaking Defense in March that the company was on track to deliver the Iron Beam in 2025. He, however, did not confirm whether they hit any of the Iranian missiles used in the attack - adding that this information was yet to be determined.
The Israeli military published a video of a school in the central city of Gadera that was heavily damaged by an Iranian missile.
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