🚨 MASS-CASUALTY INCIDENT DECLARED IN ARAD: A 5-year-old girl is listed in serious condition following the Iranian ballistic missile impact in the southern city of Arad. Magen David Adom says medics are treating numerous casualties, including 11 people in moderate condition.
🚨 BUILDINGS COLLAPSED AND PEOPLE REPORTED TRAPPED: Four buildings collapsed in the strike, according to reports from the scene. MDA CEO says there are trapped people, and helicopters were scrambled as rescue operations continued.
🚨 SEARCH AND RESCUE FORCES DEPLOYED TO SOUTHERN IMPACT SITES: Home Front Command search and rescue teams are on their way to the affected areas in southern Israel. The public is asked to avoid gathering near the sites and to continue following Home Front Command guidelines.
⚠️ IAF AND HOME FRONT COMMAND INVESTIGATING IMPACT: The Israeli Air Force is examining the failure to intercept the ballistic missile that struck Arad. The missile is assessed to have carried a conventional warhead with hundreds of kilograms of explosives, causing extensive damage and injuring dozens.
⚠️ EARLIER DIMONA IMPACT ALSO UNDER REVIEW: The Home Front Command is conducting a parallel investigation into the circumstances of the Arad strike. Both the IAF and Home Front Command are also investigating the earlier missile impact in nearby Dimona, which injured dozens more people.
🔹 HEAVY NIGHT FOR ISRAEL’S CIVILIAN FRONT: The Israeli home front is taking a heavy hit tonight, in what is described as the most difficult night so far for Israel’s civilian front. The scale of damage in Arad and the earlier impact in Dimona underscore that the situation remains far from over and that a single missile can cause extensive destruction and harm many civilians.
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