Drone footage shows Israeli security and rescue forces working where an Iranian missile struck a residential area Sunday.
Three teenage siblings were among those killed when an Iranian missile landed in a residential area in the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem, according to the municipality.
The funerals for Yaakov Biton, 16, Avigail Biton, 15, and Sarah Biton, 13, were held on Sunday afternoon. “The Beit Shemesh municipality shares the family’s deep sorrow and embraces them at this difficult time,” the city said in a statement.
At least nine people were killed when the missile struck a residential area, hitting a synagogue that collapsed on a shelter in the city.
A volunteer for United Hatzalah, an Israeli emergency response service, and her mother were also killed in the strike, the service said.
A single mother of three, Ronit Elimelech had sent her children into the shelter when she ran out to bring her mother, according to Eli Beer, the founder of United Hatzalah. “Right away we knew it was her, missing at the scene, because her car was right there, and the whole car was burnt completely,” Beer said. “Every scene you go to, you never know if you’re gonna meet someone you know very well, and I always have that fear.”
