Iran launched missiles containing cluster munitions at Israel. According to The Times of Israel, Iran has fired seven shots since the beginning of the day, with missiles targeting targets across the country.
One person was killed and two others were injured as a result of shelling in central Israel.
Iranian state television welcomed the strikes, and reported the launch of “the first wave of missiles led by Mojtaba Khamenei,” who had been elected Iran’s new supreme leader the day before.
When hitting a target, cluster munitions release smaller munitions, significantly increasing the area of impact. They pose an increasing danger to civilians, which is why they are banned under the Cluster Munitions Convention, to which more than 120 countries have joined. Neither Iran nor Israel signed the agreement.
As of the end of March 8, there were 11 deaths in Israel as a result of Iranian strikes. In Iran, there were victims of Israeli and American attacks, according to The Independent EstimatesIt became more than 1,200 people.