A cluster missile fired this morning (Wednesday) from Iran towards the Dan Bloc hit several sites in the Bnei Brak area.
At Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer, medical teams are fighting for the life of an 11-year-old girl who was critically injured by an Iranian missile strike. Her father is in moderate condition. In addition, six other children were admitted to the emergency room.
Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva reported that a 12-year-old boy who was seriously injured was evacuated from the barrage and his condition has improved significantly and is now classified as mild. His mother, who was moderately injured, was also evacuated to the hospital. 11 injured people were treated in mild condition and evacuated to Sheba and Beilinson hospitals. There was also damage to a building in the city that caused a gas leak. Firefighters treated it.
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MDA paramedic Issachar Weiss said: "We received a report of a fall, we arrived at the scene with intensive care vehicles, ambulances and immediate response motorcycles. We saw destruction and people walking around while conscious and an 11-year-old girl who was in a confused state and suffering from injuries to her limbs from shrapnel. We provided her with medical treatment and evacuated her in an MDA intensive care vehicle to the hospital in serious condition. Additional MDA teams simultaneously provided medical treatment to several injured people and evacuated them to the hospitals as well.".
Senior paramedic Lipa Hirsch added: "During the scans, we saw a 13-year-old boy who was conscious after being hit by the blade. We loaded him into an MDA ambulance and evacuated him to the hospital, his condition being described as moderate. Additional MDA teams are scanning to ensure that there are no additional casualties.".
In Holon, a fire was reported to have broken out in an open area as a result of a fall, and in Petah Tikva, interception fragments fell in an open area.
The police reported that interception fragments were located in several cities in the Sharon region. Alarms were activated in large areas following the launch in the center, Sharon, Samaria and the south.
Since this morning, four volleys have been fired from Iran towards the central region. In one of the volleys, a 6-year-old boy was moderately injured in Rishon LeZion during the alarms after being hit by a vehicle while on his way to the protected area. MDA teams treated him and evacuated him to Assaf Harofeh Hospital.
MDA paramedic Shira Ruth Chen said: "We received a report at the time of the alarm about a child who had been hit by a vehicle. We arrived at the scene quickly and saw the child conscious and suffering from a head injury. He told us that he was on his way to the protected area and was hit by a vehicle. We provided him with medical treatment and evacuated him in an MDA intensive care unit to the hospital in stable condition.".
Previously, alerts were raised in the Negev region following a missile launch by the Houthis in Yemen. The launch was intercepted and there were no casualties.
Earlier, alarms sounded in the Upper Galilee region following the intrusion of a drone from Lebanon into the area. The defense establishment said that the aircraft was not intercepted and apparently fell in an open area without causing any casualties.
