Following the deadly strike in Beit Shemesh, IDF Spokesperson to Foreign Media Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani accused Iran of deliberately killing civilians. Shoshani wrote on X: "Since the beginning of Operation Lion's Roar, the Iranian regime has been targeting civilians, we know this is their strategy. In their latest attack they killed many civilians in the town of Beit Shemesh. The Iranian regime is a terrorist regime. I send my deepest condolences to the families. We will continue to do everything in our power to remove these capabilities from this bloodthirsty regime."

