About half of Iranian missiles fired at Israel since start of war carried cluster munitions

Israeli data released on Wednesday evening shows that more than 400 out of around 850 missiles launched from Iran towards Israel since the start of the war were equipped with cluster warheads.

According to figures reported by Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan 11, these missiles account for more than half of the total used in the attacks, indicating widespread use of this type of munition in recent strikes.

Fragments from intercepted missiles and cluster munitions fell in several locations in central Israel on Wednesday afternoon, including Ramat Gan and Petah Tikva, injuring a number of people slightly.

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The previous night, two people were killed after a missile carrying fragmentation munitions struck their apartment in Ramat Gan.

 Significant material damage was also reported in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas.

Earlier, Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies said that, across 262 attack waves, about 320 missiles penetrated Israeli airspace, along with more than 500 drones. It added that around 50 per cent of the ballistic missiles were estimated to have been fitted with fragmentation munitions.

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