Israeli building hit in wave of drone attacks
Jerusalem – Israel's rescue services said Saturday that an Iranian drone had struck a residential building in the north of the country following a wave of attacks reported by the military.
'A drone strike hit a two-storey residential building in northern Israel', the Magen David Adom said in a statement, referring to an impact site in the Beit She'an valley by the northeastern border with Jordan.
Israel's sophisticated air defences have intercepted more than 450 missiles fired at the country by Iran, along with around 400 drones, since the start of the war on June 13, according to official figures.
The locations of strikes in Israel are subject to strict military censorship rules and are not always provided in detail to the public.
The National Public Diplomacy Directorate, which is overseen by Israel's prime minister, has acknowleged 50 impact sites.
At least 19 people were injured in Haifa on Friday following a strike on a building by the city's docks.
The northern Israeli port has been frequently targeted along with coastal hub Tel Aviv and southern Beersheba.
AFP photographs from the scene of the drone strike in Beit She'an on Saturday showed a hole torn in the side of the building next to a crater and mounds of earth that appeared to have been thrown up by the drone's explosives.
Magen David Adom said its rescue teams found no visible casualties as they arrived at the scene.
In separate statements, the Israeli military reported several drones had been sighted and intercepted at locations in northern Israel mid-morning on Saturday after a barrage of 40 drones overnight.
A total of 25 people have been killed in Israel since the start of the war, according to official figures.
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