7 injured after missile shrapnel falls in Israel following Iranian missiles: Media

ISTANBUL

Seven people were injured after missile shrapnel fell in central and northern Israel following a barrage of Iranian launches, according to Israeli media reports Thursday.

Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth said all injuries were “light,” with five people hurt in Kafr Qasim and another person injured in Sha'ar Shomron in central Israel.

Footage from Kafr Qasim showed a hole in the road and cars overturned from the force of the strike, it added.

One person was also injured and a building directly hit in the northern Israeli city of Haifa following Iranian missile fire, according to Channel 12.

Earlier, Israeli media reported that several people were injured and damage was caused to a building from a fall in the Kafr Qasim area following a new barrage of Iranian missiles.

Sirens warning of missile and rocket fire were activated across central Israel, the Jerusalem area, and in parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the same source.

Additional alerts sounded in northern areas, including the Golan Heights towns of Ortal and Ein Zivan as well as in the Galilee Panhandle settlements of Gonen, Lehavot HaBashan, and Shamir.

The report claimed the latest barrage included a cluster missile, while loud explosions were heard in Jerusalem and the Sharon region.

The entire region has been on alert since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, so far killing over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.