Iranian state media said several types of ballistic missiles were used in the attack, including the Emad and Ghadr, as well as Iran’s new Fattah missile.
Officials last year claimed the Fattah, or “Conqueror” in Farsi, traveled as fast as 15 times the speed of sound with a range of up to 1,400 kilometers (870 miles).
Missile experts who analyzed footage of remains of missiles recovered after the attack suggested the Fattah had been used. Questions remain over how maneuverable the missile is as it comes back into the atmosphere. The more irregular the missile’s flight path, the more difficult it becomes to intercept.
The Israeli military said it intercepted many of the incoming Iranian missiles using its multitiered air defense system, though some landed in central and southern Israel and two people were lightly wounded by shrapnel. One of the missiles killed a Palestinian worker from Gaza who had been stranded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the start of the war.