Overview

• Iran’s missile barrage included at least one cluster-type warhead that split into about 20 bomblets over a five-mile radius.
• Explosions struck Soroka hospital and residential blocks in Ramat Gan and Holon, causing extensive damage and injuring hundreds of people.
• The Israel Defense Forces have launched an inquiry into whether the Khorramshahr missile was used to deliver the cluster warhead.
• Both sides are facing potential shortages, with Iran having fired up to half of its estimated 2,000–3,000 missile arsenal and Israel curbing interceptor launches because of dwindling reserves.
• Cluster munitions are banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which neither country has ratified, and unexploded bomblets threaten civilian safety long after impact.