Police say seven people still missing at site of Bat Yam missile strike

Regional police commander Daniel Hadad says that there are currently seven people missing at the scene of the missile strike in Bat Yam.

Hadad tells reporters that so far, the death toll at the scene is currently at six, with 180 people wounded.

“Our main effort at the moment is to find the missing and to coordinate between reports of those who are missing,” Hadad says, adding that police are setting up a hotline for the public.

The public should dial 105 if they have concerns about missing people or a dangerous situation.

“There is great destruction here, lots of rubble and debris that has to be lifted to find the missing,” Hadad says, adding that several buildings were damaged by a missile with a very large warhead.

“This could take days,” he says, noting that local authorities were also working to help the hundreds of people who have been made homeless.