Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityNine people were killed and 60 injured after a missile hit a public bomb shelter in central Israel. An initial IDF investigation has found that most of the people who were inside the shelter were not killed, and that some of the victims who died were not inside it at the time the missile hitShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAn initial IDF investigation released on Monday has found that the bomb shelter that was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday – resulting in the deaths of nine people – met official safety standards.Sixty people were injured after the missile hit a public bomb shelter at a synagogue in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, in addition to the nine people killed.The nine victims killed in the strike have been named as Sara Elimelech, her daughter Ronit Elimelech, Yossi Cohen, his mother Bruria Cohen, Oren Katz, and Gabriel Baruch Revach. Three siblings were named Monday afternoon as the last three victims killed in the missile strike – 13-year-old Sarah Bitton, 15-year-old Avigail Bitton and 16-year-old Yaakov Bitton. The state of IsraelHaaretz daily briefing: News & analysisThe investigation found that most of the people who were inside the shelter were not killed, and that some of the victims who died were not inside it at the time the missile hit.Moreover, people who were situated inside reinforced safe rooms within a ten-meter radius surrounding the bomb shelter were not harmed, according to the investigation. The investigation has not yet determined whether the shelter's door was open when the missile impacted.The missile, which carried hundreds of kilograms of explosives, hit the building above the bomb shelter, which was situated one floor underground, according to the findings of the investigation.Meanwhile, defense officials say that Iran has begun launching fewer missile barrages, although they are broader in scope and coordinated among different commands across the country.Iran has launched nine missiles at a time toward Israel in some barrages, while firing 20 to 30 missiles in other barrages.Click the alert icon to follow topics:In the NewsTurkey Opposed Iran War but Now Eyeing How to Profit From ItTrump Unhappy With Iranian Proposal, U.S. Official SaysFor Israeli Parents, Family Time Shrinks as Quality of Life SlipsRats, Fleas and Endless Queues: Inside the Daily Misery of Gaza's Tent CampsNetanyahu's Double Disaster Gives Naftali Bennett HopeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Zionism Must Disappear. Israel Will Remain': An Interview With Omer BartovIsraeli Soldiers Testify to Looting in Lebanon: 'Commanders Know and Do Nothing'The Arab Israeli Engineer From Haifa Poised to Become One of Apple's Top LeadersThey're 15, Married With Children: Inside an Israeli Cult's Code of SilenceCould Israel Be the Only Country in the World Facing an 'Existential Threat'?Netanyahu Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Without Informing Israeli Public

Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityNine people were killed and 60 injured after a missile hit a public bomb shelter in central Israel. An initial IDF investigation has found that most of the people who were inside the shelter were not killed, and that some of the victims who died were not inside it at the time the missile hitShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAn initial IDF investigation released on Monday has found that the bomb shelter that was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday – resulting in the deaths of nine people – met official safety standards.Sixty people were injured after the missile hit a public bomb shelter at a synagogue in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, in addition to the nine people killed.The nine victims killed in the strike have been named as Sara Elimelech, her daughter Ronit Elimelech, Yossi Cohen, his mother Bruria Cohen, Oren Katz, and Gabriel Baruch Revach. Three siblings were named Monday afternoon as the last three victims killed in the missile strike – 13-year-old Sarah Bitton, 15-year-old Avigail Bitton and 16-year-old Yaakov Bitton. The state of IsraelHaaretz daily briefing: News & analysisThe investigation found that most of the people who were inside the shelter were not killed, and that some of the victims who died were not inside it at the time the missile hit.Moreover, people who were situated inside reinforced safe rooms within a ten-meter radius surrounding the bomb shelter were not harmed, according to the investigation. The investigation has not yet determined whether the shelter's door was open when the missile impacted.The missile, which carried hundreds of kilograms of explosives, hit the building above the bomb shelter, which was situated one floor underground, according to the findings of the investigation.Meanwhile, defense officials say that Iran has begun launching fewer missile barrages, although they are broader in scope and coordinated among different commands across the country.Iran has launched nine missiles at a time toward Israel in some barrages, while firing 20 to 30 missiles in other barrages.Click the alert icon to follow topics:In the NewsTurkey Opposed Iran War but Now Eyeing How to Profit From ItTrump Unhappy With Iranian Proposal, U.S. Official SaysFor Israeli Parents, Family Time Shrinks as Quality of Life SlipsRats, Fleas and Endless Queues: Inside the Daily Misery of Gaza's Tent CampsNetanyahu's Double Disaster Gives Naftali Bennett HopeRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Zionism Must Disappear. Israel Will Remain': An Interview With Omer BartovIsraeli Soldiers Testify to Looting in Lebanon: 'Commanders Know and Do Nothing'The Arab Israeli Engineer From Haifa Poised to Become One of Apple's Top LeadersThey're 15, Married With Children: Inside an Israeli Cult's Code of SilenceCould Israel Be the Only Country in the World Facing an 'Existential Threat'?Netanyahu Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer Without Informing Israeli Public