Alarms in southern Israel, explosions heard throughout the country

Alarms in southern Israel, explosions heard throughout the country

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The IDF spokesman earlier this morning issued alarms in Abu Qrenat near Dimona in southern Israel. Residents from across the country, including Central Israel and Jerusalem, reported hearing “loud explosions” shaking the houses.

The blast was the result of a patriot battery responding to a missile launched into Israel, the IDF later confirmed. The patriot was reportedly launched from near Dimona. Earlier reports indicated that the missile was intercepted above the city of Modi’in. It was initially unclear where the missile was launched from. Several indications are that the missile was launched from Iraq, while according to other reports, it came from the city of Daraa in southern Syria following an Israeli air strike.

Brig.Gen. Hidai Zilberman later told reporters that the explosion was due to the firing of an SA-5 anti-aircraft missile fired at Israel and that it exploded in the south of the Negev. . The missile was not aimed at any target, Zilberman said.

According to the spokesman, Israel responded to the firing of the SA-5 at IAF jets by hitting several anti-aircraft batteries in Syria, including the missile that exploded in southern Israel. Some and Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program believed the missile could have

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