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Footage indicates Iran used cluster bomb in Beersheba strike
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Iran likely targeted Beersheba with a cluster bomb in its latest attack on Israel, footage shows.
Videos and photos from the southern city show several impacts of small munitions at multiple locations in the city, indicating that a ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead was used in the attack a short time ago.
One of the small munitions hit a daycare.
No injuries were reported in Beersheba.
Yesterday, the IDF Home Front Command confirmed that Iran launched at least one ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead at central Israel.
It said the missile’s warhead opened up while descending, at around an altitude of 7 kilometers, spreading around 20 smaller munitions with around 2.5 kilograms of explosives, in a radius of around 8 kilometers.
Iran likely targeted Beersheba with a cluster bomb in its latest attack on Israel, footage shows.
Videos and photos from the southern city show several impacts of small munitions at multiple locations in the city, indicating that a ballistic missile carrying a cluster bomb… pic.twitter.com/yPQqSXhbt8
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