Iran's cluster missiles scatter bombs and destruction across Israel
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles equipped with cluster bomb warheads at Israel during the ongoing conflict, spreading numerous small explosives over wide areas indiscriminately.
- Each cluster bomb warhead disperses about 20 smaller munitions over an 8-kilometer radius, with each submunition containing roughly 2.5 kilograms of explosives, posing a widespread but smaller-scale threat compared to traditional ballistic missile warheads.
- Several such missile attacks have occurred in the current conflict and previously in June 2025, with some submunitions causing injuries and damage in central Israel; unexploded submunitions remain a hazard similar to landmines.
- The Israel Defense Forces have urged civilians to avoid any missile remnants and report them to
