Israel Says Iran Is Firing Cluster Warheads Aimed at Civilians
Israeli Home Front Command rescue and emergency personnel operate at the site of a missile, carrying a cluster munition warhead, struck a construction site, in Yehud, Israel.
Photographer: Sharon Eilon/SOPA Images/AP Photo
Half of the Iranian missiles fired at Israel in this war spray numerous small explosives over their targets, expanding the radius of possible damage and casualties though presenting less of a direct danger than traditional warheads, according to the Israeli military.
The spread of cluster-munition strikes has prompted some experts to suggest Tehran is trying to keep up a rate of fire and signal defiance in the face of its US and Israeli foes even as its capabilities are stretched.