Iron Dome - Deployment

Deployment

Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, December 2008.
By year
2001 2002–2006 2007 2008 2008 cease-fire Gaza War 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Groups responsible
Fatah Hamas Islamic Jihad PFLP DFLP PRC Ansar al-Sunna Force 17 Army of Islam Tawhid wal-Jihad Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Rocket types
Mortar Qassam Al-Quds Katyusha Grad Fajr-5
Cities hit
Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Gedera Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malakhi Netivot Sderot Ofakim Yavne Tel Aviv Jerusalem
Regional Council areas hit
Hof Ashkelon (Karmia Netiv HaAsara Yad Mordechai Zikim) Eshkol (Nir Oz Nirim Yesha) Sha'ar HaNegev (Kfar Aza Nahal Oz Nir Am) Sdot Negev (Alumim Sa'ad) Merhavim* Be'er Tuvia Bnei Shimon* Gush Etzion
Settlements hit and evacuated
Atzmona Dugit Elei Sinai Gadid Ganei Tal Katif Kfar Darom Morag Netzarim Netzer Hazani Neve Dekalim Nisanit Rafiah Yam Slav
Actions by Israel
Civil defense Red Color Iron Dome ZAKA Operation "Pillar of Defense"
See also
Israeli–Palestinian conflict

See also: List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2011 and List of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, 2012

The Iron Dome system began operating in early 2011, initially deployed at air force bases in southern Israel. It was designated to be set up in other areas, such as the town of Sderot, during significant escalations along the Gaza border.