One killed, several wounded in Iranian ballistic missile attack on central Israel
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- An Iranian ballistic missile with a cluster bomb warhead struck central Israel late Friday, killing one man in his 60s and lightly wounding several others, marking the sixth missile attack by Iran on Israel that day.
- The missile dispersed bomblets over multiple sites, with six impact locations handled by the Fire and Rescue Service and additional injuries reported from falling fragments in southern Israel.
- Early Saturday, Iran launched further ballistic missile salvos targeting southern, northern, and central Israel, triggering sirens but causing no injuries.
- The attacks coincide with ongoing Israeli strikes in Iran, including an early Saturday strike in Tehran, and have resulted in a total of 16 Israeli civilian and foreign national deaths from Iranian missile attacks since the conflict began.
- Since February 28, Iran has launched over 450 ballistic missiles at Israel, with Israel intercepting 92% of those targeting populated areas, but several missiles carrying conventional and cluster warheads have caused significant damage and casualties.
