Overview
- A ballistic rocket attributed to Iran hit the sports field of a primary school in Beer Sheva around midday on Monday, carving a large crater.
- Blast pressure and shrapnel tore out walls and blew out windows in nearby buildings about 50 meters from the impact, rendering some homes uninhabitable.
- No fatalities were reported because pupils were off for the Purim holiday and no one was on the field at the time.
- Residents describe the Iranian ballistic threat as far more destructive than prior rockets from Gaza, changing how they assess risk and respond to alerts.
- A BILD reporter in Tel Aviv detailed recurring air-raid warnings with roughly 90 seconds to reach shelter, and the outlet also cited a strike a week earlier in Beit Shemesh that reportedly killed nine people in a shelter.