False claim no Iran rockets struck Israel; number 'small' but greater than zero | Fact check
The claim: None of Iran’s rockets hit Israel
An April 14 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims none of the artillery launched by Iran on April 13 struck its target.
“How embarrassing for Iran that not even one rocket hit Israel,” reads part of the post.
It received more than 100 likes in four days.
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Our rating: False
Most of Iran's missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system, but not all, officials said. The attack seriously injured a 7-year-old girl and damaged an Israeli airbase, the Israel Defense Forces and various news outlets said.
Israel intercepted 99% of Iran's rockets, military says
Officials identified a “small number of hits” among the barrage of missiles Iran fired at Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said in an April 13 post on X, formerly Twitter. News outlets including USA TODAY and The Washington Post also reported Iranian strikes touched down in Israel.
Among the targets was a military base in southern Israel that suffered “minor damage,” the Israeli military said. Another news release from the agency included photos of the damage and said the "functionality of the Nevatim Airbase was not affected" by the attack.
Iranian missile shrapnel also seriously injured a 7-year-old girl in Israel, various news outlets reported.
The Israel Defense Forces said it, along with international allies, intercepted approximately 99% of the roughly 300 rockets launched by Iran.
Fact check: Rocket video has been online for years, doesn't show barrage from Yemen on April 13
USA TODAY has debunked an array of false claims about Iran's attack on Israel, including assertions that a video shows the attack, that an image shows explosions in the Israeli sky on April 13 and that a video shows Palestinians celebrating the attack.
USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
PolitiFact also debunked the claim.
Our fact-check sources:
Reuters, April 15, Israeli military pledges response to Iran attack amid calls for restraint
USA TODAY, April 15, Maps show how US, Israeli weaponry was used against Iran’s aerial attack
Israel Defense Forces, April 14, The Iranian Attack – Real Time Updates
Israel Defense Forces, April 14, X post
The New York Times, April 14, A 7-Year-Old Girl Is the Lone Serious Casualty of Iran's Barrage
The Times of Israel, April 14, 7-year-old girl injured in Iranian missile attack undergoes surgery for major head wound
The Washington Post, April 14, Mapping the wide-scale Iranian drone and missile attacks
Israel Defense Forces, April 13, X post
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