A 12-year-old boy and a 39-year-old man were lightly wounded Saturday in Eilat after a missile with a cluster-type warhead was fired toward the southern city.
The missile was likely intercepted outside Israeli territory, but interception fragments fell across Eilat, with residents reporting about 10 impact sites in the city.
Iran fires cluster missile at Eilat; 12-year-old boy and man lightly wounded
Emergency responders initially said the boy was in moderate to serious condition after being hit by shrapnel, but Yoseftal Medical Center later said both the boy and the man were in light condition.
According to the Eilat municipality, teams were conducting searches across the city to locate additional impact sites and interception debris.
Magen David Adom paramedic Rotem Besudo said the scene where the boy was injured showed significant damage.
“There was destruction, broken glass and smoke at the scene,” she said. “When we arrived, we were led to a 12-year-old boy who had been hit by shrapnel and suffered injuries to his limbs. He was conscious but in pain and frightened.”
Impact site in Eilat
Besudo said medics provided initial treatment at the scene, including bandaging and stopping bleeding, before evacuating him to Yoseftal Medical Center.
Both the boy and the 39-year-old man were outside protected areas when they were injured.
In a later update, Yoseftal Medical Center said the two people were receiving treatment in the emergency room after being wounded by shrapnel from interception fragments that fell in the area.
At the same time, air raid sirens were activated across parts of central Israel following additional launches from Iran. The IDF said missiles were detected heading toward the region, while emergency services reported no injuries.
First published: 13:50, 03.14.26