A video appears to show a fragment of an Iranian missile lethally falling on an unlucky Palestinian civilian walking a street in Jericho, according to Israel’s official Twitter account.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that their missile defense system carried out “a large number of interceptions” against Iran’s missile attack and that they were “not aware of any casualties” in Israel proper, CBS News reported. The state of Israel also shared a graphic video Tuesday that appears to show a rocket fragment crashing into the unlucky Palestinian, claiming he was the only victim of Iran’s missile strike. (RELATED: Israel Begins Ground Operation In Lebanon As Conflict With Hezbollah Heats Up)
“Iran fired 181 ballistic missiles at Israel tonight. Only one person was killed: A Palestinian man in Jericho. We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again: the Iranian regime is dangerous, destructive, and one of the greatest threats to regional and world stability,” Israel’s account tweeted.
A large section of an Iranian ballistic missile fell on a Palestinian near Jericho, killing him. pic.twitter.com/2BZ677OYIT
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 1, 2024
The footage appears to show a Palestinian walking the streets of Jericho when a rocket fragment suddenly fell from the sky and crashed into the unfortunate man. The man appears mangled and in a lifeless position on the ground beside the rocket.
Palestinian youths inspect a fallen projectile after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and other Iran-backed militants, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2024. Reports said Iran fired between 150 and 200 missiles in the attack, the country’s second on Israel after a missile and drone attack in April in response to a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Iran’s attack caused “[a]pprox[imately] 10 million [Israeli] civilians” to retreat into “bomb shelters” for safety, the IDF said. A Pentagon official told the Daily Caller that American forces “remain postured to provide additional defensive support and to protect U.S. forces operating in the region,” and that they aided in the defense of Israeli airspace. Multiple Iranian missiles still appeared to get through these air defenses and land in Israel.
People gather around a fallen projectile that was moved to the centre of a square to be celebrated with in the centre of a square in the Palestinian village of Dura west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on October 1, 2024, after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the killings of Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and other Iran-backed militants. Reports said Iran fired between 150 and 200 missiles in the attack, the country’s second on Israel after a missile and drone attack in April in response to a deadly Israeli air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. (Photo by HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel reportedly warned Iran that if attacked, Israeli forces would target Iran’s nuclear and oil facilities in retaliation. “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew.
איראן עשתה הערב טעות גדולה – והיא תשלם על כך. pic.twitter.com/B2yppgGqcE
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 1, 2024
Iran previously launched a missile and drone attack on Israel in April in response to an Israeli airstrike that reportedly leveled the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria and killed a senior Iranian military officer.
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
