00:24Last night, for the first time in this escalating war,
00:30an Iranian ballistic missile punched through Israel's air defences and slammed into Jerusalem.
00:41This wasn't near the border.
00:43This wasn't in open desert.
00:44This was the heart of the country.
00:50Just after midnight, air raid sirens screamed across the city.
00:56Residents ran for shelters.
00:57Then, a streak of light cut across the sky.
01:04Despite Israel's advanced defense systems, Israel defense forces operating Iron Dome,
01:10David's Sling and Arrow, one missile got through.
01:16Seconds later, a massive explosion rocked West Jerusalem.
01:23The missile struck a road, carving a deep crater into the pavement.
01:27Cars were crushed.
01:29Debris scattered everywhere.
01:32Emergency responders from McGen David Adam treated six to seven people.
01:37One man was moderately wounded by shrapnel.
01:40Others suffered lighter injuries.
01:41police sealed off the blast zone, searching for explosive fragments.
01:49In a separate strike, a missile warhead landed at Sultan's Pool, dangerously close to the old city.
01:59Less than a kilometer away sits some of the most sensitive religious sites in the world, the Al-Aqsa Mosque
02:06and the Western Wall.
02:07No holy sites were damaged, but the proximity sent shockwaves globally.
02:17About 30 kilometers west, in Beit Shemesh, the impact was far worse.
02:22An Iranian ballistic missile hit a residential neighborhood directly.
02:29Buildings collapsed.
02:30A synagogue was destroyed.
02:32A public bomb shelter was smashed.
02:35At least nine people were killed.
02:37Dozens were injured.
02:39Some victims were still missing under rubble.
02:41This became the deadliest single strike in Israel since the conflict began.
02:50The attack follows a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, on February 28th.
02:58Iran has described these missile waves as retaliation, revenge for the assassination and ongoing strikes on Iranian territory.
03:07Since then, cities including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa have faced repeated missile alerts.
03:18Israel and the U.S. continue targeting Iranian missile infrastructure.
03:24Iran continues launching barrages.
03:27Hezbollah has begun firing from Lebanon again.
03:32And now, Jerusalem, a city sacred to billions, has been directly hit.
03:40Civilian life has ground to a halt.
03:43The old city stands nearly empty.
03:45Sirens continue.
03:47This wasn't just another missile interception story.
03:50This was a direct strike on Jerusalem.
03:56The big question now, was this a warning shot or the start of something even bigger?
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