A video showing debris of an alleged Iranian ballistic missile crashing into the ground in northern Israel has gone viral on social media. The footage shows a burning fragment falling and hitting an area in Haifa during what Israeli media reports describe as a missile attack.
According to The Times of Israel, no injuries were reported in the incident.
However, there is no official statement from Iran or its state media confirming the missile attack.
In a separate incident, four people were injured when a Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon struck a home in Kiryat Shmona, according to Times Of Israel report. At the same time, Israel experienced fourteen missile salvos targeting central, northern, and southern areas, including Jerusalem, where four sirens sounded around midnight.
One of Iran’s missile volleys toward the north caused falling fragments from an intercepted missile to hit the Bazan oil refinery and cut power in the Krayot suburbs of Haifa, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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Rescue services reported no injuries from the Bazan refinery incident. The Israel Fire and Rescue Service sent 12 fire and rescue teams to the site. They scanned the area, extinguished a fire, and confirmed there were no casualties.
Meanwhile, Iran’s military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said its latest attacks hit parts of central and southern Israel, including areas near Tel Aviv. It also targeted some United States Armed Forces bases in the region, according to Al Jazeera report.
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Earlier, an Iranian strike hit Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas terminal on Thursday, damaging facilities that produce 17 percent of the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG), Reuters reported.
QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi said the damage could cost Qatar around $20 billion in yearly revenue. He added that it may take three to five years to fully repair the export facility.
Iran struck key Gulf infrastructure after Israel attacked a natural gas field that supplies most of its gas.
Tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States started after US and Israeli strikes hit several sites in Iran on February 28. In response, Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and other countries in the Middle East.
(With inputs from AP and Reuters)
