US EditionIran Fires Cluster Bombs at Israel as Conflict Enters 8th Day: Death Toll Mounts, No Diplomatic Breakthrough
ISRAEL, JUN 20 – Iran fired ballistic missiles with cluster bombs at multiple Israeli cities, causing civilian casualties and damage as Israel retaliates with airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.
- On June 19, 2025, Iran fired a missile equipped with cluster submunitions over central Israel, dispersing about 20 bomblets across an 8-kilometer radius.
- This attack occurred amid an ongoing conflict entering its second week, where Iran and Israel, both non-signatories, have declined the 2008 international cluster bomb ban signed by 111 countries.
- A submunition landed on a residence in Azor, resulting in property damage but no injuries, while Israel denounced the missile attack as an intentional assault on civilians aimed at inflicting maximum harm.
- Daryl Kimball of the Arms Control Association called cluster munitions "egregious weapons with their wide-area destruction" that risk unexploded ordnance in civilian areas.
- The incident escalated tensions as Israel intensified strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, European diplomats sought a diplomatic solution, and US President Trump planned a decision on possible military support.
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