The Arrow system intercepts long-range missiles at higher altitudes; the David’s Sling system intercepts them at lower altitudes; while the Iron Dome takes out shorter-range rockets, usually fired from Gaza, or the fragments of missiles already intercepted by other defense systems.

An Iranian missile slammed into the main hospital in southern Israel, causing extensive damage. Israeli media aired footage of blown-out windows and heavy black smoke.

Soroka Hospital, located in Beersheba, Israel, was hit by a missile from Iran Thursday morning, according to the country’s military and a hospital spokesperson. The hospital, the largest in southern Israel,