Iran using 'cluster bomb warheads' with smaller explosives in attacks on Israel - Jerusalem Post Staff, Yonah Jeremy Bob

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff, Yonah Jeremy Bob

Israel Fire and Rescue Authority sent out an urgent message saying that some of the miniature warheads have landed but have not exploded.

 

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Holon, June 19, 2025.

(photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)

 

Iran used "cluster bomb warheads" with smaller explosives attached in its attacks on Israel on Thursday.

According to an initial investigation, somewhere around seven kilometers above the ground, the missile splits into several smaller bombs, each of which has an impact of an eight-kilometer radius.

Each one of the smaller bombs carries around two kilograms of explosives.

The cluster bombs were used in the attack on Azur.

If one of the cluster bombs fell in Holon, it could explain why many heard "miniature blasts" that occurred after the initial blast. 

A piece of an Iranian ballistic missile that fell June 19, 2025 (credit: FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE)

Some miniature warheads have landed but not exploded

Israel Fire and Rescue Authority sent out an urgent message saying that some of the miniature warheads have landed but have not exploded.

They called on the public not to touch the explosives, but to call the proper authorities to come and disperse them.

This is a developing story.

Jerusalem Post Staff, Yonah Jeremy Bob

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-858329

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