New flaw in Israel's defenses after interceptor missile fails, explodes in central occupied Palestine
A new malfunction in Israeli defenses has been captured on camera, leading to a failed interceptor missile launch.
This resulted in a massive explosion and a fire after one of the occupation's interceptor missiles fell in central occupied Palestine, failing to intercept Iranian attacks.
Less than an hour after a previous bombardment, Israel announced it had detected more missiles launched from Iran.
Sirens blared across central Israel at 1:33 am local time. A military official told CNN that Iran had launched approximately 10 ballistic missiles towards Israel in its latest barrage, adding that most of them were intercepted.
The Israeli Fire and Rescue Service reported receiving multiple calls about missile impacts across the country.
Fire crews are responding to reports of a direct hit on a residential building in the central region, as well as shrapnel falling on another residential building in the north.
Several fires in open areas were also reported.
Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service stated that no injuries had been identified after emergency teams searched numerous affected sites.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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