The bloody conflict in West Asia escalated further on October 1 when Iran rained down missiles on Israel, and the Jewish nation said it would strike back.
While Tehran said most of its missiles hit their targets, Israel said many were intercepted by its air defence systems.
Israel's air defence system is multi-layered, to protect against missiles fired from short distances (like by Hamas) to longer ranges (missiles that fly outside the Earth's atmosphere, likely to be fired by nations further away from Israel, such as Iran).
The Iron Dome is the best-known, but this time, according to the BBC, other elements of the country's defence systems “probably did the bulk of the work.”
Apart from the Iron Dome, David's Sling, Arrow 2 and 3, and the Iron Beam protect Israel from missiles. We explain what they are.
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