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Nine killed by Iranian missile strike in Beit Shemesh

(JNS) - Nine people were killed and over two dozen wounded by an Iranian missile impact in Beit Shemesh on Sunday, according to Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service.

According to Channel 12 News, a direct hit on a residential building caused the structure to collapse.

Israel Police Jerusalem District Cmdr. Avshalom Peled told local media that the casualties were believed to have been inside a shelter when it took a direct hit from a ballistic missile.

"We know from past incidents that where a shelter or reinforced room sustained a direct hit, they did not withstand the force of...

 
 

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