Why are Palestinian Rockets Getting Past Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System? Defenseworld.net Team 489 Iron dome defense system illustration Over the past few days, Israel has been attacked with rockets from Palestinian fighters, some which have got past the country’s much publicized ‘Iron Dome’ defensive system designed to block rocket barrages. Various reports put the number of rockets fired from the Palestinian side as between 500 to 1500 over the course of 3 days. According to Israeli reports, some these rockets hit homes killing 2 persons and others struck an empty bus setting it on fire and injuring three people nearby. 70 rockets in 30 minutes