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The city of Haifa experienced a night of anxiety after a direct hit on a residential building by a heavy Iranian missile, causing its complete collapse and leaving four people missing under the rubble. Security complications hindered the rescue teams’ access to them.
The situation on the ground became increasingly dangerous, with Israeli police suggesting that the warhead of the missile, weighing hundreds of kilograms, may not have fully detonated, making the building a ticking time bomb.
Behind the scenes of the collapse on the 37th day of the conflict, the scale of the tragedy was revealed:
Rescue teams recovered two bodies and are struggling to reach two others missing by digging a manual tunnel through the rubble. Those with varying injuries were taken to Rambam Hospital, and all neighboring buildings were evacuated for fear of further explosions.
Major General Shay Clapper described the scene as complex, emphasizing that the priority is reaching the missing while being cautious of shrapnel from the unexploded missile. Tehran’s missiles strike deep into the city and disrupt the calculations of the home front:
Iran has focused its recent waves of shelling on Haifa in retaliation for the ongoing US-Israeli airstrikes. Mine clearance experts are racing against time to dismantle the remnants of the heavy projectile before a further catastrophe occurs at the site.
Northern Command concluded its statement by emphasizing that the destruction of the building is immense, even though the warhead may not have been destroyed, reflecting the power of the new generation of projectiles that have entered the front lines.
