Child injured by drone fragments in Jordan amid Iran-Israel conflict

By Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) – A 12-year-old Jordanian girl was injured by drone fragments falling from the sky on Thursday, police said.

A police statement said three houses and two cars were also damaged when the fragments fell in Azraq, northeast of Amman.

Authorities, however, did not specify the source of the drone.

Some Iranian missiles crossed Jordan’s airspace on their way to Israel amid military escalation between Tehran and Tel Aviv.

Hostilities began on Friday when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.

Israeli authorities said at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.

Meanwhile, in Iran, 585 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.