JERUSALEM, June 23 (Xinhua) — Iran fired new missile barrages at Israel on Monday within the late morning hours, triggering air raid sirens throughout the nation, the Israeli army mentioned in an announcement.
According to the army, about 10 missiles have been fired in 4 separate volleys, setting off sirens from the north to the southern border with the Gaza Strip and forcing tens of millions of Israelis to stay in shelters for about an hour.
Most of the missiles have been intercepted, however three struck Israeli territory. According to state-owned Kan TV, one landed in Ashdod, a coastal metropolis, one other in Yavneh in central Israel, and a 3rd hit the northern space.
Missile fragments additionally fell in different areas, together with a street within the Lakhish space of southern Israel, in keeping with a spokesperson for the Magen David Adom rescue service. No accidents have been reported.
Colonel Yaron Bar Dayan of the Home Front Command mentioned the barrage included missiles with cluster warheads, which scatter and trigger widespread harm.
The Israel Electric Corporation acknowledged {that a} “strategic infrastructure facility” within the south was broken by missile fireplace, leading to energy disruptions in a number of close by communities.
