Security camera footage made public on Monday captured the devastating scene as an Iranian missile struck a residential complex in Petach Tikva in the early hours, erupting into a massive fireball upon contact.
The tragic attack claimed the lives of four people. According to an initial assessment from the Home Front Command, two of those who died had taken shelter in a reinforced room (mamad), but the missile hit the area between two such protected spaces in the structure.
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Another casualty appears to have been in an apartment located directly above the point of impact, while a fourth individual lost their life in a neighboring building, likely due to the immense force of the explosion.
The Home Front Command emphasized that although mamad rooms are effective at shielding residents from shrapnel and secondary blast effects, they are not built to endure a direct missile strike. Despite the direct hit, other residents who were inside their mamad rooms survived.
Overnight, Iran launched approximately 40 surface-to-surface missiles at Israel, leading to the deaths of eight civilians and injuries to over 100 people. Magen David Adom and other emergency responders rushed to five separate sites hit across the country.
In Haifa, the bodies of three people who had been missing were discovered in a factory that had caught fire. In Bnei Brak, an elderly man, aged 80, was killed when a missile landed nearby. In Petach Tikva, the missile attack on the residential building took four lives.
Tel Aviv also experienced two strikes, one of which caused damage to the US Embassy grounds. Since hostilities with Iran began, 24 civilians have lost their lives.
{Matzav.com Israel}
