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Iran Fires Cluster Munitions Over Central Israel in First Such Strike

Dispersed submunitions have raised humanitarian alarms, prompting urgent de-escalation talks in Geneva by European foreign ministers.

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Israeli soldiers search for survivors amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025.
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Overview

  • On June 19, Iran’s Armed Forces launched a missile carrying a cluster munition warhead over central Israel, releasing about 20 submunitions across an eight-kilometre radius.
  • One submunition struck a home in Azor, causing material damage but no injuries.
  • The Israeli Home Front Command warned residents not to touch unexploded bomblets and to report suspicious objects to authorities.
  • The cluster attack drew international condemnation for its indiscriminate impact and underscored that Iran and Israel are not signatories to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions.
  • European foreign ministers met Iran’s Abbas Araghchi in Geneva to press for restraint as missile exchanges between Tehran and Jerusalem continue.