The Israeli military said an Iron Dome anti-rocket battery - designed to intercept short-range missiles - which was positioned near Eilat earlier this month was not deployed in the latest attack.
BBC: Eilat rocket strike: Israeli city hit from Sinai
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After arriving in Tel Aviv, Mr. Obama viewed an Iron Dome battery, part of Israel's rocket-defense system that was developed with U.S. assistance.
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The same day, Israel moved a battery of its new "Iron Dome" rocket defense system to the northern city of Haifa, which was battered by Hezbollah rocket fire in the 2006 war.
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