A residential building in Bnei Brak sustained extensive damage on Sunday after a cluster munition struck the area during a missile barrage launched from Iran toward central Israel. A 60-year-old man was moderately injured by shattered glass and evacuated to the hospital, while several other people in nearby cities suffered minor injuries from the blast.

Emergency forces were dispatched to the scene following the impact. The strike caused significant destruction to apartments in the building and surrounding structures, and numerous windows were blown out due to the powerful shockwave.

Magen David Adom paramedics treated a man in his 60s who suffered head injuries from flying glass. His condition was classified as moderate, and he was transported to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for further treatment.

At the same time, MDA teams were sent to search additional locations across central Israel after reports of other possible impact sites.

In Ramat Gan, medics treated a man in his 70s who sustained light injuries from the blast wave. He was also taken to Ichilov Hospital.

In Petach Tikvah, MDA teams provided medical treatment to a 46-year-old woman and an 18-year-old young woman who complained of ringing in their ears caused by the explosion’s shockwave. Both were evacuated to Beilinson Hospital in light condition.

Preliminary assessments by Israel’s security establishment indicated that the missiles fired toward central Israel likely included a cluster-type weapon, which dispersed multiple fragments and led to several impact sites and shrapnel damage at different locations.

In total, four people were reported injured in the attacks so far — one in moderate condition and three with light injuries. Security and rescue forces continued searching the affected areas to ensure that no additional victims were present.

“There are about 15 people with very minor injuries at the impact site in Bnei Brak, most of them suffering from shock,” said Efi Feldman, chairman of the United Hatzalah branch in Bnei Brak, in an interview with Kol Berama radio. “Some will be taken to the hospital. This incident ended with a great miracle.”

MDA medic Moshe Weinman, who arrived at the scene in Bnei Brak, added: “The 60-year-old who was moderately injured had stepped out of a vehicle that was hit by shrapnel. If he had entered a protected room, the outcome would have been different. Several apartments were significantly damaged.”

{Matzav.com}