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Iran's 12th barrage: cluster bomb confirmed over central Israel — several impacts, no injuries
·Central Israel
Iran's 12th barrage of Day 23 struck central Israel with at least one cluster bomb warhead. Rescue forces responded to several impact sites. No injuries reported. Footage showed bomblet dispersal above central Israeli skies. The second cluster bomb attack on Israel in a single day — the first being the Tel Aviv strike (15 injured, 1 serious) earlier on Day 23.
Iran's twelfth ballistic missile barrage of Day 23 was detected at ~22:00 UTC, targeting central Israel.
PATTERN: After three consecutive northern Israel attacks (9th–11th), Iran has rotated back to central Israel — consistent with a deliberate geographic cycling strategy to stress multiple air defense sectors simultaneously and prevent predictable defense deployment.
DAY 23 SEQUENCE (12 total):
Barrages 1-7: Central/southern Israel, Tel Aviv, Eilat
Barrage 8: Southern Israel / Dimona — Arrow 3 exoatmospheric intercept
Barrages 9-11: Northern Israel — 9th landed in Lebanon (first time)
Barrage 12: Central Israel — this attack
At 12 distinct barrages in approximately 22 hours, Day 23 is by far the highest-tempo single day of the conflict. Iran has averaged one attack every ~1.8 hours across the full day.
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Actor responses
IDF: 12th Iranian missile attack since midnight. Returns to central Israel. Sirens activated.
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