In the first barrage fired from Gaza into Israel at 7:6 on October 28, about 4,3 rockets were fired at Israel within four hours, out of about 000,9 fired during the war so far. This is the largest aerial attack ever on Israel's home front.
Facing this surprise attack are air defense fighters who, during the war so far, have intercepted dozens of drones, as well as a long-range missile fired from Yemen. With the entry of ground forces into maneuvers in the Gaza Strip, there has been a significant decrease in the number of missile launches.
The air defense system is currently in the largest deployment of Iron Dome batteries ever, aimed at both the northern and southern arenas.
Interceptions and launches in the southern skies, photo: AFP
Like the entire IDF, the air defense system was not deployed in full force on October 7, but the fighters jumped in immediately and within one-sixth of the time they had to deploy the batteries throughout the country - deployed them. The northernmost interception of the air defense system during the past month was in the Har Dov sector in the north, and the southernmost in Eilat.
Regarding the interception of the missile from Yemen by the Arrow array, the air defense system praises the precise intelligence provided by the Intelligence Directorate, which enabled the deployment of the systems in such a way that they succeeded in intercepting the heavy threat fired by the Houthis in Yemen. The interception was carried out by Arrow 2 outside the atmosphere.
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In recent weeks, the air defense system has absorbed every possible defense component that can help Israel, including batteries and interceptors that were sold to the United States in the past.
The Division notes that it is making sure to maintain enough interceptors in anticipation of the possibility of a northern campaign, in parallel with a significant increase in the pace of production in the defense industries.
The department also notes that about 12 percent of all rocket launches into Israeli territory landed inside the Gaza Strip and about 900 were carried out from civilian sites, such as mosques, schools, hospitals and cultural centers.
In addition to the widest ever deployment of the air defense system, for the first time, all the powerful air defense systems operate in parallel - Iron Dome, David's Sling, Diamond and Arrow. All these together provide protection in every layer of air defense and enable optimal protection of the Israeli home front.
A month of fighting in the air defense system, photo: IDF Spokesperson
The Division's successes were realized, among other things, as a result of the deep effort and cooperation between the IDF and the defense industries, as well as between the IDF and the US Army, which constitute force multipliers in this war.
These figures emphasize and prove once again how the terrorist organization operates, using the civilian population as human shields and routinely endangering the residents of Gaza.
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The Division refuses to publish the interception rates of the Iron Dome, stressing that the defense is not hermetic and that the instructions of the Home Front Command must be obeyed.
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