“Once again, we see how enemy aims targets at civilians”; IDF claims Iranian missile hit kindergarten
In a post on X, the IDF said that Brigadier General (BG) Elad Edri, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Home Front Command, visited the area where the missile hit.
While standing at the site of the alleged coup, Edri said, “We see once again how our enemy directs its targets against the civilian population. They are trying to kill and influence as much as they can.” he said.
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Describing the attack in the shared images, he said that the missile, which was determined to be a cluster bomb, entered the kindergarten building on a Saturday morning, when most people in Israel are usually at home on the weekend.
“We are here on Saturday morning. It is the weekend in Israel. Most of the people are at home. But here you can see the cluster bomb entering this kindergarten,” Edri said.
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“Fortunately, there were no children in this garden. But imagine what would happen if the children played here and continued their daily routines,” he said.
Edri accused Israel’s enemies of deliberately targeting civilian areas and said, “Once again, we see that our enemies are targeting the civilian population. They are trying to kill and influence as much as they can.”
Iran has previously issued a strong warning to the United States and Israel, stating that any attack on its infrastructure would be met with more extensive retaliatory strikes amid escalating conflicts in the region, Iranian state media Tasnim News Agency reported.
A spokesman for the Central Hatem Al-Anbiya Headquarters said that the Iranian armed forces are ready to intensify their response if the aggression continues.
According to Tasnim News Agency, the spokesman underlined that Iran is ready to increase its military intervention and said, “Hit our infrastructure, we will hit your more important and numerous infrastructures. With God’s permission, we remain strong and we will remain strong.”
He also stated that Iran was not only defending itself, but also acting in the interest of regional security and the broader Muslim world.
“Iran is fighting not only to defend itself, but also for the security of the region and Muslims,” the spokesman added, as quoted by Tasnim News Agency.
