Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday morning, some of which slammed into central areas of the country, including the city of Herzliya, causing a few light injuries.
Some 20 ballistic missiles were launched at Israel in Iran’s attack, according to initial Israel Defense Forces assessments.
It came as Iran appeared to signal it was interested in a negotiated ceasefire and as US President Donald Trump was set to hold a top-tier security meeting in Washington about the situation.
The Iranian attack set off air raid sirens across large swaths of the country, from the north down to areas of the Negev in the south. Sirens were triggered in the Jerusalem area, although not in the capital itself, where explosions from air defense interceptors were heard.
Police in central Israel said officials were dealing with three impact sites, and reported that there was some material damage.
“Our focus now is on making sure there are no sites or incidents or injuries that we do not yet know about,” Yarkon District head Tzachi Sharabi told reporters.
Reports indicated that one missile hit a storage shed near Herzliya, setting it on fire, and another hit a parking lot, where an empty bus went up in flames.
MDA reported that five people were lightly injured in that incident. Firefighters rushed to the scene and worked to extinguish the blaze.
There were also scattered reports of damage from falling shrapnel.
In addition, the military said it shot down a drone that was launched at Israel, apparently from Iran. The attack sounded sirens in Ramat Magshimim in the Golan Heights.
The Israeli Air Force also shot down some 30 drones launched at Israel overnight, all apparently from Iran, the military said. Many of the drones were intercepted beyond Israel’s borders. Several were shot down over the Golan Heights, according to the military.
The military released footage of one of the interceptions by an IAF helicopter.
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