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Ground Report: Iran strike leaves craters, smashed cars in Israel's Bet Shemesh

I Pranay Upadhyay, reporting from Bet Shemaish in Israel for India Today, can tell you the situation on the ground remains extremely tense as the conflict continues to expand across multiple fronts. In the past few hours alone, hundreds of rocket alerts have been sounded across the country, forcing civilians, including myself, to repeatedly take shelter in bunkers as sirens blare. While Israeli defence systems have intercepted most incoming threats, the use of cluster ammunition by Iranian missiles has emerged as a serious concern, causing widespread damage as fragments disperse over large areas. What is particularly worrying now is the opening of a new front, with Houthi forces from Yemen firing missiles towards southern Israel, adding to ongoing hostilities with Iran and Hezbollah. This escalation is not just a regional crisis but carries global implications, especially with key trade routes near Bab el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden at risk, potentially disrupting oil supplies and impacting economies worldwide

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