The missile’s warhead held several small munitions, each one with 2.5 kg of explosives, and split apart at 7 km above the ground, and the munitions were dispersed to an 8 km radius.’
The Home Front Command officially confirmed on Thursday that one of the missiles that Iran launched at Israel in the morning was carrying a cluster munition.
The missile’s warhead held several small munitions, each one with 2.5 kg of explosives.
The unique missile split apart at 7 km above the ground, and the munitions were dispersed to an 8 km radius. According to the Home Front Command, it is a known missile that disperses explosives through an impact mechanism upon hitting the ground.
The missile split apart above the city of Azor, southeast of Tel Aviv. The Home Front Command noted that some of the munitions that fell in the morning were duds, that is, they did not explode, and constituted a severe danger. The public is asked not to approach them and to immediately call a bomb disposal team.
Thursday morning’s barrage, which included dozens of missiles from Iran, caused damage to Soroka Hospital and buildings in Tel Aviv, Holon, and Ramat Gan.
Defense systems intercepted some of the missiles. This was the largest barrage fired in the past 48 hours. Magen David Adom reported a total of 89 injuries from the missile fall this morning in Gush Dan, including six in critical condition.
The police published footage from the site of the Iranian missile impact at the Ramat Gan stock exchange complex. The footage shows severely damaged buildings, including a three-story building and a high-rise office building opposite, both suffering significant damage.
The footage also shows rescue efforts by fire fighters and Israeli police to extract residents trapped in apartments. Some apartments were forcibly opened by the teams due to concerns of trapped individuals.
