And, while Israel’s Arrow ballistic missile defenses, which now surround Dimona, may be superior to the Patriot system that failed in 1991, Syria’s more advanced Scuds and Iran’s Shahab 3 rocket present a more capable challenge than Saddam’s projectiles.
Bombardování severního Izraele Hizballáhem v roce 2006 pak zranitelnost země vůči raketovému útoku demonstrovalo znovu.