Tel Aviv [Israel], March 21 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday shared footage from the site of a reported missile strike in central Israel, stating that an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead hit a kindergarten in Rishon LeZion.
In a post on X, the IDF said Brigadier General Elad Edri, Chief of Staff of the Israel Home Front Command, visited the site where the missile struck.
“Once again, we see how our enemy aims their targets at civilian populations. They try to kill and impact as much as they can,” Edri said while standing at the location of the reported impact.
Describing the strike in the footage, he said the missile, identified as a cluster bomb, penetrated the kindergarten building on a Saturday morning, when many people in Israel are typically at home for the weekend.
“We are here on Saturday morning. It’s the weekend in Israel. Most people are in their homes. But you can see here the penetration of the bomb, a cluster bomb, into this kindergarten,” Edri said.
He added that the situation could have been far worse if children had been present at the time of the strike.
“Fortunately, there weren’t any kids in this kindergarten. But just imagine what would have happened if children were here, playing and going about their daily routine,” he said.
Edri further accused Israel’s adversaries of deliberately targeting civilian areas.
“Once again, we see that our enemies aim their targets at civilian populations. They try to kill and cause as much impact as possible,” he said.
Earlier, Iran issued a strong warning to the United States and Israel, stating that any attack on its infrastructure would be met with more extensive retaliatory strikes, according to Iranian state media outlet Tasnim News Agency.
A spokesperson for the Central Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said Iran’s armed forces are prepared to intensify their response if aggression continues.
“Strike our infrastructure, and we will strike more important and numerous infrastructure of yours. We remain powerful and will remain powerful by the permission of God,” the spokesperson said, as quoted by Tasnim.
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