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Monday, June 16, 2025
Police scanning Petah Tikva missile impact site for potential trapped victims, but yet to spot anyone
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Speaking to reporters from the site of a direct Iranian missile strike in Petah Tikva, Central District police commander Yair Hetzroni says officers are scanning the area for victims trapped under rubble, but have so far found none.
He adds that “the situation could change in the near future” as first responders continue searching the area.
Hetzroni speaks after completing a situational assessment with the Home Front Command, Magen David Adom and the Fire and Rescue Service, and Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg.
Home Front Command official Udi Elbaz tells the press that the Iranian missile hit a 20-story building in Petah Tikva, badly damaging its fourth and fifth floors.
He says that no one is known to be trapped in the damaged building, but that first responders are still conducting searches to rule out the possibility.
“It is important for me to emphasize that in additional buildings we scanned, most of the people who were in a protected space were not injured,” he tells reporters.
Earlier this morning, the MDA emergency service reported that at least three people were killed by four ballistic missile impacts in central Israel. Another 67 were taken to hospitals as a result of the strikes.
The Times of Israel Community.