IDF shows reporters remains of massive intercepted Iranian ballistic missile

16 April 2024, 6:28 pm 20 Edit

IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari next to an Iranian ballistic missile that fell in Israel over the weekend, at the Julis military base in the south, April 16, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

The Israeli military shows reporters the remains of a ballistic missile that was intercepted over Israel in the Iranian attack early Sunday.

This is 70% of one of the 120 !!! ballistic missiles #Iran launched at #Israel on Saturday. It was intercepted and this part fell near the Dead Sea. When I first saw images on Sunday circulating on social media I thought they were fake. There is nothing fake about this, or the… pic.twitter.com/BlbI1GOrP4

— Lt. Col. (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) April 16, 2024

The remains are just 70 percent of the entire missile, as the warhead and other sections were destroyed during the interception.

The massive missile, one of 120 fired at Israel, was found on Sunday morning floating in the Dead Sea.

A member of the IDF stands next to an Iranian ballistic missile that fell in Israel on Sunday, during a media tour at the Julis military base near the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Malachi on April 16, 2024. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

According to the IDF, the missile had an estimated 500-kilogram warhead.