Missile shrapnel ignites fire, lightly injures 10-year-old

A fire broke out in central Israel after shrapnel from an Iranian missile hit central Israel on Thursday night, following a launch that triggered sirens throughout the country. 

Eyewitness reports claimed that Iran used cluster munitions, although this was not confirmed by any official governmental or military source. 

Several firefighting crews responded to the fire and determined that it was a warehouse that had been hit by a missile fragment and immediately went up in flames.

Firefighters worked to stop the fire from spreading to nearby buildings and extinguish the source.

United Hatzalah reported that a 10-year-old boy sustained minor injuries as a result of the shrapnel hit. He received first aid treatment at the scene and was then taken to a nearby hospital. Responders also treated three people suffering from post-traumatic symptoms. 

Later, in the early hours of Friday morning, sirens were heard several times in several towns in northern Israel near the Lebanon border. No property damage or injuries were reported. 

Additionally, residents of the northern West Bank rushed to protected areas in the early hours of Friday morning following a hostile aircraft intrusion warning. The event resolved with no reported injuries or damage.