The cartoon “Self-Defense” highlights Israel’s contradictory behavior in confronting Iranian missile strikes. It suggests that Israel, in its attempts to intercept Iranian missiles, ends up harming itself. On several occasions, Israel’s defense interceptors have struck its own territories instead of their targets. This situation presents a comical image of Israel’s so-called “self-defense.” Instead of deterrence, a profound weakness in Israel’s defense system is revealed. The artwork exposes the gap between Israel’s claims and the reality of its military power. The repeated rhetoric of “legitimate defense” only results in domestic damage. Israel’s self-inflicted strikes symbolize exhaustion and failure in both the battlefield and the war of narratives.