Tel Aviv [Israel], March 21 (ANI): Two people were injured and a kindergarten was damaged in the latest missile attack from Iran targeting Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported on Saturday, citing Reuters.
According to the report, the injuries occurred in what appears to be an example of a splitting warhead, posing a challenge for Israel’s missile defense systems.
A kindergarten in Rishon LeZion was reportedly damaged after a suspected cluster missile launched from Iran targeted the Gush Dan area in central Israel.
Initial reports indicated that shrapnel caused significant damage to the structure, although no direct missile impact was recorded. A man in his 70s was lightly injured while making his way to a shelter, while the Shamir Medical Center reported that a man in his 40s was treated for mild injuries sustained in a blast in Rishon LeZion.
The report noted that the missile is believed to have weighed around 100 kilograms, according to Hebrew media, although this has not been officially confirmed.
As tensions continue to escalate in West Asia and the Gulf region, initial reports suggested that more than 20 sites were impacted across Israel, including Rishon LeZion, Bnei Brak, Shoham, and Rosh Ha’ayin. Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), later confirmed seven impact sites in Rishon LeZion, including two residential buildings.
“We will restore everything to its original state,” Rishon LeZion Mayor Raz Kinstlich said while visiting the site of the damaged kindergarten on Saturday morning.
“The windows were blown out, with some landing on the other side of the street,” he said. “This is a kindergarten, a place where children were supposed to learn,” he added, emphasizing that the children were not present at the time of the strike.
Iran has launched dozens of missiles with cluster munition warheads at Israel since the beginning of the conflict. According to The Jerusalem Post, cluster munitions open in midair and scatter hundreds of smaller “bomblets” over a wide area. Many fail to detonate, creating hazardous conditions that can later injure or kill civilians.
Earlier on Friday, Iran launched a missile barrage targeting large areas in central Israel and the Jerusalem area. Shrapnel fell in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City and in Rehovot, causing damage but no major injuries, the report added. (ANI)
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