What Is the Iron Dome? The Iron Dome is a mobile, short-range missile defence system designed to intercept and destroy incoming rockets, artillery shells, and drones before they can hit populated areas.

Israel's much-acclaimed air defence system, the Iron Dome, has been tested like never before against multiple waves of Iranian missiles.

For many years, Israel’s multilayered air defence system has repelled missile attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah. Two experts explain how Iranian missiles have broken through