A Palestinian father-of-three is reportedly the only fatality following Iran’s blitz on Israel last night after footage captured the moment he was crushed to death by falling shrapnel in West Bank.
The horror clip released by Israel, saw the man who has been identified by Palestinian meida as labourer Samer al-Asali, 37, being instantly killed by the massive Iranian rocket part.
The shocking footage captured the moment the man stood on the side of a road in the West Bank village of Nu’eima, close to Jericho, when a giant part of shrapnel dropped from the sky.
As al-Asali milled around under a streetlamp on the empty road, he went to take a step off of the pavement before the large piece of shrapnel landed on his head forcing him to the ground.
Four other Palestinians were also reportedly injured by shrapnel from the same missile.
Horro footage released by Israel shows a Palestinian father-of-three being crushed to death by a falling piece of shrapnel from an Iranian missile
Samer al-Asali, 37, was reportedly the only casualty from last night’s rocket attack from Iran into Israel
Palestinian meida reported that al-Asali was originally from Jabalia, Gaza – and was one of the thousnds of Gazan labourers given Israeli work permits who were then left stranded in Israel following Hamas’ catastrophic October 7 attack
Members of the Palestinian National Security Forces carry the Palestinian-flag-draped body of Samer al-Asali, who was killed in Jericho by falling debris from one of the intercepted projectiles fired overnight by Iran on Israel
Ballistic missiles are being launched from Iran against Israel and intercepted in the sky. Over 150 ballistic missiles had been launched from Iran against Israel and intercepted in the sky across the country
‘A Palestinian worker in Jericho was killed when pieces of a rocket fell from the sky and hit him,’ Jericho governor Hussein Hamayel told AFP.
Palestinian meida reported that al-Asali was originally from Jabalia, Gaza – the stronghold of Israel’s terrorist enemy Hamas.
No other deaths were reported early today – but at least four people were said to have suffered minor wounds inside Israel while others were left injured while running for cover from the falling debris.
Images circulating on social media of the tragic incident show al-Asali’s body covered in a sheet with the metres-long missile case ominously lying next to him.
Al-Asali was one of the thousnds of Gazan labourers given Israeli work permits who were then left stranded in Israel following Hamas’ catastrophic October 7 attack – and forced to seek refuge in West Bank.
Iran last night fired a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli territory with Israeli military now preparing a ‘significant retaliation’ to the shocking attack.
The IDF said it intercepted ‘a large number’ of the ballistic missiles thanks to the country’s Arrow and David’s Sling missile defense systems, and assistance from US destroyers and Jordanian interceptors in the region.
Reports now suggest Israel, which has promised to strike ‘powerfully’ in response to Iran, could go after the country’s oil facilities.
Israel Defence Forces’ Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari branded the multiple strikes ‘a severe and dangerous escalation’ and warned ‘there will be consequences.’
Hagari added: ‘There were a small number of hits in the centre of Israel, and other hits in Southern Israel.
‘The majority of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States.
Dust and smoke billow from the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Shayyah on October 2, 2024. At least five Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early October 2
Artillery is fired by the Israeli Army into Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Jish, northern Israel October 2, 2024
Iranian state TV broadcasted the moment it launched nearly 200 missiles towards Israel
Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv
This picture shows projectiles being intercepted by Israel near the northern city of Baqa al-Gharbiya on October 1
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from the northern border towards Lebanon on Wednesday morning
A firefighter uses foam to extinguish blaze in Hod HaSharon in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024
‘Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest levels of readiness.
‘Our operational plans are ready. We will respond wherever, whenever, and however we choose, in accordance with the directive of the government of Israel.
‘Iran and its proxies have been attacking Israel since the 7th of October on 7 fronts. Iran and its proxies seek the destruction of Israel.
‘The Israel Defense Forces will continue doing everything necessary to defend the State of Israel and protect the people of Israel.’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also defiantly said last night that ‘Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it’.
Hezbollah this morning unleashed more than 100 rockets into Israel, with the group claiming it has targeted soldiers massing on the border as the Israeli Defence Forces ordered more troops and armoured units to join its ground invasion of Lebanon.
The militant group said this morning it had confronted Israeli forces who were infiltrating the southern village of Adaisseh and forced them to retreat, claims Israel has not commented on.
The Iran-backed group also said that its fighters had targeted ‘a large infantry force’ in Misgav Am across the border with ‘rockets and artillery’, as well as troop gatherings in three other locations, one with Burkan short-range ballistic missiles.
Meanwhile in Gaza, Israeli strikes killed at least 32 people overnight as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis.
Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’ October 7 attack ignited the war, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and growing tensions with Iran.
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