A Palestinian father of three is reportedly the only fatality following Iran’s attack on Israel last night, after footage was captured of the moment he was crushed to death by falling shrapnel in the West Bank.
In the horror video released by Israel, the man identified by Palestinian Meida as worker Samer al-Asali, 37, was killed instantly by the massive Iranian missile component.
The shocking footage captured the moment the man stood on the side of a road in the West Bank village of Nu’eima, near Jericho, when a massive chunk of shrapnel fell from the sky.
As al-Asali walked along the empty road under a street lamp, he tried to take a step off the sidewalk before the large piece of shrapnel landed on his head and pinned him to the ground.
Four other Palestinians were also reportedly injured by shrapnel from the same rocket.
Horror footage released by Israel shows a Palestinian father of three crushed by falling shrapnel from an Iranian missile
Samer al-Asali, 37, was reportedly the only victim of last night’s rocket attack from Iran into Israel
The Palestinian Meida reported that al-Asali was originally from Jabalia, Gaza – and was one of thousands of Gazan workers who received an Israeli work permit and then remained in Israel after Hamas’s catastrophic October 7 attack.
Members of the Palestinian National Security Forces carry the Palestinian flag-draped body of Samer al-Asali, who was killed in Jericho by falling debris from one of the intercepted projectiles fired into Israel by Iran overnight.
Ballistic missiles are launched against Israel from Iran and intercepted in the air. More than 150 ballistic missiles had been launched from Iran against Israel and intercepted in mid-air throughout the country
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“A Palestinian worker in Jericho was killed when pieces of a rocket fell from the sky and hit him,” Jericho Governor Hussein Hamayel told AFP.
The Palestinian Meida reported that al-Asali was originally from Jabalia, Gaza – the stronghold of Israel’s terrorist enemy Hamas.
No other deaths were reported today, but at least four people in Israel were said to have suffered minor injuries, while others were injured as they took cover from the falling debris.
Images circulating on social media of the tragic incident show al-Asali’s body covered in a sheet as the meter-long missile case lies ominously next to him.
Al-Asali was one of thousands of Gaza workers who were granted Israeli work permits and who subsequently remained in Israel after Hamas’s catastrophic attack on October 7 – and were subsequently forced to seek refuge in the West Bank.
Iran fired a barrage of nearly 200 ballistic missiles into Israeli territory last night, with the Israeli military now preparing a “significant retaliation” for the shocking attack.
The IDF said it has intercepted “a large number” of ballistic missiles thanks to the country’s Arrow and David’s Sling missile defense systems, and the help of US destroyers and Jordanian interceptors in the region.
Reports now suggest that Israel, which has vowed to strike ‘strongly’ in response to Iran, could go after the country’s oil facilities.
Israeli Army Vice Admiral Daniel Hagari called the multiple attacks “a serious and dangerous escalation” and warned “there will be consequences.”
Hagari added: “There were a small number of hits in central Israel, and other hits in southern Israel.
“The majority of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States.
Dust and smoke rise from the site of a nighttime Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Shayyah on October 2, 2024. Early on October 2, at least five Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Artillery is fired by the Israeli army into Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, seen from Jish, northern Israel, October 2, 2024
Iranian state television broadcast the moment it launched nearly 200 rockets toward Israel
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Iran has launched a missile attack on Israel’s commercial center Tel Aviv
This photo shows projectiles intercepted by Israel near the northern city of Baqa al-Gharbiya on October 1
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from the northern border towards Lebanon on Wednesday morning
A firefighter uses foam to extinguish the fire in Hod HaSharon in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel, on October 2, 2024
“Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest level of readiness.
‘Our operational plans are ready. We will respond wherever, whenever and however we want, in accordance with the directive of the Government of Israel.
Iran and its allies have been attacking Israel on seven fronts since October 7. Iran and its allies seek the destruction of Israel.
“The Israeli army will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the State of Israel and the people of Israel.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also defiantly said last night that “Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it.”
Hezbollah unleashed more than 100 rockets on Israel this morning, with the group claiming it has targeted soldiers gathering at the border, while the Israeli army has ordered more troops and armored units to join its ground invasion of Lebanon.
The militant group said this morning it had confronted Israeli forces infiltrating the southern village of Adaisseh and forced them to withdraw. Israel has not commented on this.
The Iran-backed group also said its fighters had attacked “a large infantry force” in Misgav Am across the border with “missiles and artillery,” as well as troop gatherings at three other locations, one with Burkan short-range ballistic missiles.
Meanwhile, Israeli attacks in Gaza killed at least 32 people overnight as the army launched ground operations in the hard-hit town of Khan Younis.
Israel has continued to attack what it says are militant targets in Gaza, almost a year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack sparked the war, even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and rising tensions with Iran.