Iranian missiles target Ben Gurion Airport vicinity, hitting 10 locations in central Israel

The Israeli army announced today, Monday, that it had detected a new wave of missiles launched from Iranian territory towards targets deep inside Israel. Military sources confirmed that the attack triggered sirens in wide areas including Tel Aviv, Herzliya, and Ashdod, amidst loud explosions resulting from air defense systems attempting to intercept hostile targets.

Field reports indicated that cluster munitions fell in at least 10 locations in the Central District, with some of these impacts concentrated around David Ben Gurion Airport in the city of Lod. Columns of smoke rose from several points near the vital air facility, causing a state of security and technical alert within the airport and its surrounding areas.

Regarding material damage, missile fragments struck a house in the town of Shoham, located east of Tel Aviv and near the airport. Video documentation showed partial destruction of the targeted building, but Israeli authorities have not reported any human casualties from this incident so far.

For its part, Israeli media sources reported that about 5 missiles fell in open areas in the Western Galilee, coinciding with the missile barrage that targeted the center. The sources indicated that the number of confirmed locations where cluster munitions fell significantly increased to 10 different geographical points.

Military analyses suggest that this targeting of Ben Gurion Airport is the third of its kind in the last week using cluster munitions. These attacks appear to aim at testing the efficiency of air defenses in protecting the most important air facility, as well as seeking to raise the cost of securing international flights to and from Israel.

Informed sources explained that the repeated use of cluster munitions is not necessarily intended to completely destroy the airport, but rather seeks to disrupt takeoff and landing paths and waiting lounges. This strategy comes as part of attempts to impose an indirect aerial blockade and increase economic pressure on the Israeli government by paralyzing air traffic.

This escalation coincides with the continued targeting of the eastern and southern suburbs of Tel Aviv, with projectiles repeatedly falling in the Rishon LeZion and Shoham areas. These attacks reflect a determination to keep the central region under constant threat, disrupting public life and increasing the state of confusion on the home front.

On the medical front, the Israeli Ministry of Health revealed new data regarding the extent of injuries, with 142 Israelis transferred to hospitals in the past twenty-four hours. These cases vary between direct injuries from shelling or panic attacks and injuries sustained while fleeing to shelters.

According to official statistics, the total number of Israelis admitted to hospitals since the beginning of the current confrontation has reached approximately 3369 people. 81 injured individuals are still receiving treatment in various medical centers, including cases of varying severity, amid ongoing security and military tension on various fronts.

The primary Iranian goal is to disrupt navigation at the airport, impose an aerial blockade on Israel, and expand the economic cost.