WATCH: Iranian missiles strike Jerusalem near Al-Aqsa Mosque during Eid prayers

An Iranian missile struck Jerusalem during Eid al-Fitr, just a few hundred meters from the world’s holiest site for Muslims, Christians and Jews.Video shows thick smoke rising into the sky as fragments of an Iranian ballistic missile fall into Jerusalem’s Old City. The incident raises new concerns as conflict continues to escalate in the region.

According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the missile was successfully intercepted by an air defense system. However, fragments of the missile fell into the Jewish Quarter, causing damage to a parking lot about 400 meters from the Western Wall and the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount. No injuries were reported in the incident.In a statement posted onAccording to the Times of Israel, there are reports that the falling fragments are likely to be part of the missile warhead, which remained intact even after being intercepted. The impact occurred near the Dung Gate, one of the main entrances to the Old City, shortly before the start of the Sabbath. The huge explosion disrupted residents and security forces moved in to clear the area and check for more debris.The strike took place hours after Eid prayers, with access to major religious sites remaining restricted due to ongoing security concerns. The Old City, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, has been largely closed to the public since the conflict began.Zohar Damati, who lives nearby, told the Ynet news website: “With a crazy boom, we realized this is exactly where our next-door neighbor lives. They said he was taken to the hospital and now we are praying that he gets better.”“We felt a huge boom but we knew it didn’t explode because none of the explosions hit the windows,” said another neighbor, Yonatan Ben David, who called what happened a “crazy miracle.”The incident is part of a wider escalation that has seen Iran and Israel launch multiple missile attacks on each other in recent days as the war enters its third week.