Two people have been injured in the latest Iranian missile strike on central Israel, according to Israeli media reports. This missile attack is part of Tehran’s ongoing campaign against Israeli territory, which has now lasted for five weeks. Emergency medical service Magen David Adom confirmed that it treated a 52-year-old man hurt by a blast from an Iranian missile attack in central Israel. A 45-year-old man was lightly injured by shattered glass in Bnei Brak from the same strike.
The missile had a cluster bomb warhead that scattered submunitions over a large area in central Israel. The attack caused part of a building to collapse in Ramat Gan, according to Fire and Rescue services. A high-voltage power line was also damaged in Rosh Ha’ayin, leading to a power outage in parts of the city. The use of cluster munitions has become a frequent and controversial aspect of Iran’s attacks on Israel. By the tenth day of the war, nearly half of the approximately 300 missiles Iran has fired at Israel carried cluster submunitions. These weapons can spread dozens of explosive warheads over a radius of 10 kilometers. They are banned under international humanitarian law by the Convention on Cluster Munitions, a treaty signed by more than 100 countries, but not by Iran.
Despite weeks of US-Israeli strikes aimed at Iranian launch sites, Tehran’s missile capability remains strong. An Israeli Air Force intelligence officer noted that Iran still has more than 1,000 ballistic missiles that can reach Israel. This is down from about 2,500 at the start of the war. Iran is currently launching around 10 to 15 missiles per day at Israel, a significant decrease from about 90 on the first day of the conflict. Recent US intelligence reports suggest that around half of Iran’s missile launchers are still operational. There are also thousands of one-way attack drones in Tehran’s inventory. One source warned that Iran is still “poised to wreak absolute havoc” across the region.