Iran launched 10 missiles at Israel, causing fires to break out and disruption of power in certain areas in Southern Israel.
By Rachel Avraham
Starting after 10:00am on Monday morning, the bomb sirens were sounded in Jerusalem, Baram, the Jordan River, Meron, Peki ‘in, Ramat Trump, Safed, Haifa, Acre, Kfar Kana, Kfar Bialik, Nazareth, Nahariya, Afula, Megiddo, Ashkelon, Sapir College, Sderot, Ashdod, Be’eri, Beit Shemesh, Re’em, Arab Al Aramshe, Carmiel, Baram, Abu Ghosh, Modiin Illit, Ness Ziona, Ramla, Rehovot, Rishon LeTzion, Majdal Shams, Ariel, Kfar Chabad, Kfar Kassem, Ra’anana, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, and other areas across Israel.
According to Haaretz, sirens sounded from north to south for about half an hour, starting in the north at 10:15 a.m., then in the center, the Shephelah, and Jerusalem at 10:30 a.m., with additional launches at 10:40 a.m. targeting northern areas, and at 10:45 a.m. targeting the south. At 11:35 a.m., more sirens were activated in the Galilee and Golan Heights.
The IDF reported on Monday morning, shortly before 10:30 a.m., that missiles were launched from Iran toward northern, central, and southern Israel, Arutz Sheva reported. Over ten Iranian missiles were launched Monday morning toward most areas of Israel, triggering sirens across the country, Haaretz added.
According to Haaretz, the IDF estimates that at least six of the missiles crossed into Israeli territory, with three intercepted. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused to a strategic infrastructure facility of the Israel Electric Corporation in the south, and fires broke out in northern Israel’s Safed and the Galilee, as well as in southern Israel’s Ashdod and Ashkelon, Haaretz stressed.
The report added that the Israel Electric Corporation reported disruptions in power supply to several communities in the south due to damage at the facility. According to the report, teams were dispatched to the site and, after more than an hour, announced that electricity had been restored.
Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen said the ministry had prepared in advance for possible damage to power infrastructure and noted that about 8,000 residents experienced outages, Haaretz noted. In northern Israel’s Safed, a fire broke out in an open area after a missile landed nearby, Haaretz added. According to the report, remnants of intercepted missiles fell in the northern tip of the Galilee, sparking another fire.
Earlier, the IDF identified that one missile was launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning, Arutz Sheva reported. According to the report, the missile was successfully intercepted. MDA added that its emergency call center, 101, has not received reports of injuries or damage, aside from incidents of anxiety and minor injuries sustained en route to protected areas. Arutz Sheva reported that residents were permitted to leave protected spaces at 3:24 a.m.
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