A large fragment of an Iranian missile bearing inscriptions commemorating “martyrs” and a verse from the Quran landed near children herding sheep at a farm in the Binyamin region, local officials said this week, with no injuries reported.
According to the Binyamin Regional Council, the debris fell near a boy who was out in the pasture with his brothers during one of the recent missile barrages.
“There were sirens while I was out in the pasture, and suddenly I saw a piece of a missile falling from the sky,” the boy said, according to the council. “I told my brothers that a fragment was falling, and then we heard the loud sound of the impact.”
Photos released from the scene appeared to show Persian inscriptions on the missile debris, including names described by local officials as “martyrs” linked to the Iranian regime, along with a verse from the Quran.
Binyamin Regional Council Governor and Yesha Council Chairman Yisrael Ganz visited the site after the incident and said the missile fragment had landed next to one of the farmers while he was tending his flock.
“You can see that they wrote on this missile the names of the martyrs who came to avenge their deaths,” Ganz said. “But it will not help them. The people of Israel are strong, and we are here to win. The enemies in Persia can keep dreaming. We will win, because the people of Israel live.”
More protection needed for farms, open areas
Ganz also used the visit to call for more protective infrastructure in farms and open areas in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank).
“More protective shelters must be brought to the farms,” he said. “There is no difference between Judea and Samaria and the rest of the State of Israel. The threat is the same. The people living on these farms protect the land and help shield us from our enemies while we sit in our safe rooms. They need protective shelters.”
Local authorities said that since the start of the war with Iran, hundreds of missile fragments and interceptor remnants had been located across Judea and Samaria.
The Binyamin Regional Council and Israel Police again warned the public not to approach, touch, or collect missile fragments or debris. Officials said anyone who spots a suspicious object should immediately move away from the area and alert police bomb disposal units.