Heavy damage was caused last night (Thursday) to an elementary school in the Ramat Efal neighborhood in Ramat Gan. An IDF spokesman said this afternoon that "after an initial investigation by the Air Force, and an examination of the findings at the scene of the fall at the school in Ramat Gan, it appears that this was most likely a partial interception of the missile launched this morning from Yemen, and it was found that the warhead of the missile was the part that exploded and caused the damage." The security forces are also investigating interception fragment damage in additional areas. "The Air Force and the Home Front Command are conducting a joint investigation into the matter, at the conclusion of which the findings will be presented." Tamir Morag, Channel 14's political correspondent, wrote on his Twitter account: "So what happened last night in Ramat Efal - why did the IDF announce an interception, but from the damage on the ground it appears that there was a hit? I'll give a hypothesis here, and anyone who understands the field is welcome to add their hypotheses/comments. According to the report, the interception was carried out using the Arrow 3. This is the most advanced operational version of the Arrow, which intercepts the target outside the atmosphere. To reach a longer range, the Arrow 3 uses a technology called Hit To Kill. This means that there is no explosive material on the interceptor at all - which reduces its size and allows more fuel to be loaded onto the rocket booster (David's Sling also works this way at shorter ranges). Unlike "traditional" interceptors like the Iron Dome, which explodes near the target and destroys it, the Hit to Kill interceptor directly hits the target and is supposed to destroy it using enormous kinetic energy. This is super-advanced technology that requires almost unimaginable precision at insane speeds, and it usually does the job. But since the interceptor has no explosive material, it sometimes breaks the attacking missile into several pieces without causing its warhead to explode (this usually happens when the impact is on the missile body and not the warhead). This, in my opinion, is what probably happened tonight: There was a hit, so the IDF announced an interception, but it did not destroy the warhead of the attacking missile, and it fell on the school in Ramat Efal and exploded there. As mentioned, this is just an educated guess based on what we know. Feel free to add and correct.".
Ramat Gan Mayor Carmel Shama HaCohen said this morning on the B network that the main building was severely damaged and all floors of the building collapsed, and therefore the building will be demolished and rebuilt. During this time, the school's students will move to another educational institution. According to the mayor's assessment, the damage to the school is estimated at 40 million shekels.
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