Fragments from Iranian missiles fell in areas near Tel Aviv in central Israel after air defence systems intercepted incoming projectiles, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that debris landed in the cities of Lod and Ness Ziona near Tel Aviv following interceptions of missiles launched from Iran.
The broadcaster said police and emergency crews were dispatched to the sites where the debris fell to assess damage. Loud explosions were heard in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, and missile fragments fell in the Palestinian area of Masafer Yatta after Iranian missiles were intercepted, eyewitnesses said. TRTWorld
Iran on Friday said that its air defenses have destroyed 111 drones since the start of the war involving the US and Israel, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The statement, reported by the official Iranian news agency IRNA, said an armed MQ-9 drone was intercepted and destroyed over Firuzabad in Fars Province, while another drone was also shot down in the skies over Tabriz.
It added that the total number of drones of various types destroyed since the start of the war has reached 111 according to Anadolu.
Tensions across the Middle East have flared up since Israel and the US launched a joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28, killing so far around 1,300 people, including the then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries that are home to US military assets, resulting in casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure and affecting global markets and aviation.