Iran Deploys Cluster Bombs Against Central Israel — Twice in One Day
Banned munitions strike Rehovot homes and Kiryat Ono playground on Day 21
Iran escalated its ballistic missile campaign on Day 21 by deploying cluster bomb warheads — munitions banned under the Convention on Cluster Munitions — against populated areas of central Israel. The first strike hit residential homes in Rehovot, wounding two people and causing a fire. The second scattered bomblets across Kiryat Ono, with footage confirming a crater in a public playground. Both strikes were confirmed by IDF and Israeli police, with Home Front Command search and rescue deployed. Cluster munitions leave unexploded ordnance that can detonate days or weeks later — a lasting hazard for civilians.
Key facts
- •Iran used cluster bomb warheads twice on Day 21 — first confirmed double use in the war
- •Strike 1: Rehovot — 2 homes hit, fire, 2 people lightly wounded
- •Strike 2: Kiryat Ono — bomblet craters playground, no injuries; footage by @manniefabian
- •Cluster munitions banned under Convention on Cluster Munitions (Iran not a signatory)
- •Submunitions leave unexploded ordnance risk lasting days or weeks after the strike
- •IDF Home Front Command search and rescue deployed to both sites
Timeline
Strike 1: Rehovot — cluster bomb hits homes, 2 lightly wounded, fire
Strike 2: Kiryat Ono — bomblet craters playground, no injuries