On the first day of Pesach, shrapnel from Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Israel caused impact sites in Bnei Brak, lightly injuring five people, including two babies.

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz and Degel HaTorah chairman Moshe Gafni toured the impact site on Rimon Street in Bnei Brak on erev Pesach following the strike that occurred earlier in the day, during which an 11-year-old girl was critically injured

The two met with municipal officials, security forces, and residents whose homes were damaged in the incident.

Katz said: “We had intelligence that the Iranians were targeting Bnei Brak because they know there is a Jewish holiday and that people are preparing for Leil HaSeder. The enemy is taking heavy blows every day. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured. It is important to strictly follow Home Front Command instructions.”

(YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)