The Israeli military on Thursday, confirmed that Iran used ballistic missiles carrying cluster bombs in its recent attacks.
It has been noted that such missiles can damage a wider area, although each individual cluster bomb has relatively low explosive power
The missile’s warhead splits while descending, at an altitude of around 7 kilometers, spreading around 20 smaller munitions at a radius of around 8 kilometers.
The munitions do not have their own propulsion, and simply fly away randomly to the ground.
One of the small munitions, according to Times of Israel, struck a home in the central town of Azor, causing some damage, equivalent to a small rocket.
An Israeli military official said such a missile poses a threat to a much wider area than Iran’s other ballistic missile warheads, but the explosion from each of the cluster bombs is far smaller.
The military authorities warnd the public not to approach any missile remains they may find on the ground, which are hazardous and may explode, and to alert authorities immediately if one is spotted.
Meanwhile, there is no change to the Home Front Command’s guidelines for civilians when it comes to cluster bomb attacks.
Iran launched some 20 ballistic missiles at Israel on Thursday morning, with four direct impacts, including the home in Azor.
Missiles carrying large warheads hit Soroka Hospital in Beersheba and buildings in Ramat Gan and Holon, causing extensive damage and wounding dozens.
