Israel says Iran fired a fragmentation pump missile
One of the small ammunition reached a house in the Israeli Central City of Azor, causing some damage, said the military correspondent of Times of Israel, Emanuel Fabian. There were no reports of bomb victims.
Fragmentation pumps are controversial because they spread indiscriminately underminions, some of which may not explode and kill or injure much after the end of a conflict.
The Israeli military released a chart to alert the public about the dangers of unlocked ammunition.
“The terrorist regime seeks to harm civilians and even used wide dispersion weapons to maximize the scope of damage,” said Israel’s military spokesman, Effie Defie Brigade General at a conference.
Iran’s mission in the United Nations and the Israeli embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comments.
“They are hateful weapons with their wide area of destruction, especially if used in a civilian area, and can increase the unlinted war material left by conflicts,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association.
