At least 8 killed as Iranian missile hits residential area in Israeli city
At least eight people have been killed after an Iranian missile struck a residential area in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, hitting a public bomb shelter.
Source: The Times of Israel
Details: The missile hit a built-up area in the city, causing heavy damage to a public bomb shelter and nearby homes.
Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service, said it pronounced 8 people dead at the scene and took 28 others to hospital, particularly 2 in a serious condition. A 4-year-old boy was taken to a trauma unit in a moderate condition.
Video footage shows extensive damage to the bomb shelter.
Local authorities said they plan to investigate the circumstances of the strike, particularly the structural integrity of the shelter.
Background:
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said in a newly published statement that revenge is a "legitimate right and duty" following the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- US President Donald Trump confirmed earlier that Khamenei had been killed during an operation carried out jointly by US and Israeli forces.
- Shortly before the United States and Israel were ready to launch their attack on Iran, the CIA determined Khamenei's location.
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