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The moment of the Iranian ballistic missile strike on an apartment building in Beersheba (Screenshot)
Iran, June 24, 2025
4 killed in Beersheba as Iran fires multiple missile salvos just before agreed-upon ceasefire
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Four people were killed and at least 22 others injured Tuesday morning when Iran fired six missile barrages in quick succession at Israel in the final hours before the intended start of a 7 a.m. ceasefire (Israel time) announced by US President Donald Trump.
Both Israel and Iran subsequently said they had accepted the truce. However, shortly before 10:30 a.m., missiles were once again launched at Israel, leading Jerusalem to promise a forceful military response.
Missiles repeatedly targeted the country’s center, north and south, starting shortly after 5 a.m., setting off sirens and sending millions of Israelis to bomb shelters.
Two missiles were fired at Beersheba in a salvo at 5:40 a.m., with one being intercepted and another striking the sixth floor of an apartment complex in the southern city, causing extensive destruction, including collapsing part of the building.
The building was relatively new, and homes had their own reinforced rooms. However, the missile directly hit two safe rooms, killing those inside them, according to a preliminary probe by Home Front Command. One of the bomb safe rooms was destroyed by the impact, the probe found.
Three members of one family were killed in one of the safe rooms, while the fourth person was killed in the second reinforced room.
The reinforced rooms are designed to sustain the shockwave of ballistic missiles as well as shrapnel — though not a direct strike from a large explosive warhead. Home Front Command says shelters are still the safest place to be during ballistic missile attacks.
The Israeli Air Force was investigating why the missile was not intercepted by air defenses.
The Magen David Adom emergency service identified three of the fatalities as a woman in her 40s, a man in his 40s and a man in his 20s. Details on the fourth were not immediately released.
In addition to the four killed, MDA said it treated two others in moderate condition and 20 others lightly hurt or suffering acute anxiety. Three people were extracted alive from beneath the rubble.
Other buildings nearby were also damaged.
Outside the ruined building, the shells of burned-out cars littered the streets. Broken glass and rubble covered the area. Hundreds of emergency workers gathered to search for anyone else trapped inside.
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba said the hospital was treating 10 people, two of whom were in moderate condition, with the rest lightly injured.
The hospital was itself badly damaged by an Iranian missile on Thursday.
Some 20 ballistic missiles were launched by Iran in the six Tuesday morning salvos, according to Israel Defense Forces assessments. Most of the missiles were intercepted by air defense systems.
In Nof HaGalil in the north of the country, a man was seriously injured, apparently hurting himself while seeking shelter, medics said. The man suffered a head injury and was found unconscious, MDA reported.
MDA said it did not receive any other reports of people who had injured themselves while running to shelters, a common occurrence during attacks.
The first barrage began around 5 a.m., and the final missile warnings arrived shortly after 7 a.m. Amid the attacks, sirens repeatedly went off throughout the country, with civilians repeatedly instructed to enter bomb shelters.
Some three hours after the first barrage was fired, Home Front Command finally said people no longer needed to remain close to shelters...
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