The missiles struck just before 3 a.m., causing severe damage to several apartment buildings, shattering windows and damaging shops within hundreds of meters. Fires broke out in multiple locations. Search-and-rescue teams from the fire service, Home Front Command, police and the Magen David Adom ambulance service went door-to-door, evacuating residents, many still in pajamas, from damaged homes.
Col. Amir Ben David, commander of the Home Front Command’s Central and Jerusalem districts, said at the scene that one missile had scored a direct hit on a residential building, causing multiple floors to collapse.
Regular and reserve rescue forces, along with the national rescue unit, worked to clear the site and ensure all residents were accounted for.
