Explosions were heard in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Monday evening, likely caused by launches toward Jordan, according to a report by Nitzan Shapira on N12. No immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Monday evening, N12 reported that the explosions heard in the southern Israeli city of Eilat were likely caused by launches toward Jordan, according to a report by Nitzan Shapira. The report comes approximately 11 minutes after The Zioneer first reported the explosions at 20:58 Jerusalem, during which the reported a rapid sequence of developments: initial reports of explosions in Eilat were followed within the same minute by reports of explosions also heard in Jordan, and then by security analyst Yair Goldblatt's identification of Iran as the source of the launches.
The N12 report provides the first explicit attribution from a major Israeli media outlet linking the Eilat explosions specifically to launches aimed at Jordan. Prior reports from The Zioneer had already noted the direction toward Jordan based on analyst information.
The incident is part of a broader pattern of launches from Iran toward Jordan that The Zioneer has tracked over the past week. On July 9, analyst Chananel Aviv reported additional Iranian missile launches toward Jordan. On July 19, the IDF launched interceptors near Eilat after fire toward Jordan, and fragments fell in open areas. The Zioneer also reported on July 19 that a launch toward Jordan may have been fired from Lebanon, though that remains under investigation.
The origins of tonight's projectiles remain unconfirmed, and no casualties or damage have been reported in Eilat. The Israeli military has not yet issued an official statement regarding the explosions.
4 developments
- ConfirmedEilat residents report explosions overhead as missile appears to head toward Aqaba; sirens sound in Jordan
- StrongInterceptions seen over northern Israel, central Sharan; booms linked to launches toward Jordan
- StrongAnalyst reports additional Iranian missile launches toward Jordan
- ConfirmedIDF launches interceptors near Eilat after fire toward Jordan; fragments fall in open area
Source and signal
- Internal intake