Two cluster submunitions from an Iranian ballistic missile struck near the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv on Saturday morning, causing damage but no reported casualties, according to The Times of Israel.
The report said the submunitions landed near the Kirya military complex, considered Israel's central defense hub, damaging a nearby parking lot and a school in the vicinity. No injuries were recorded at the impact site.
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Separately, The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF confirmed missile fragments had fallen near the Kirya base, with additional impacts recorded across central Israel. In the city of Ramat Gan, multiple vehicles were set ablaze after being hit by debris, while several residential buildings sustained damage from the explosions.
Emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said there were concerns that individuals could be trapped in affected structures in Ramat Gan. Authorities later confirmed that at least one person in his 50's sustained light injuries in the area.
Israeli police and military officials reiterated that no casualties were reported at the military base itself, even as emergency responders and bomb disposal units were deployed to multiple impact sites. The IDF said its Home Front Command search and rescue teams were actively operating in affected zones and urged civilians to avoid areas where missile fragments had fallen.
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Earlier in the day, The Times of Israel reported that four people were lightly injured in a separate phase of Iran's ballistic missile attack targeting central Israel. According to MDA, a 24-year-old man suffered smoke inhalation, two men in their 20s were wounded by glass shards, and another individual was injured by the blast.
The missile involved in the attack reportedly carried a cluster bomb warhead, dispersing multiple submunitions over a wide area, amplifying the risk of damage across civilian and urban locations.
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