Dhaka, June 20 -- Iran launched at least one missile at Israel that dispersed cluster bombs intended to increase civilian casualties, the Israeli military reported on Thursday. This marks the first known use of cluster munitions in the ongoing seven-day conflict.

Israeli military officials did not provide further specifics, but local media cited the military saying the missile's warhead opened at an altitude of about 7 kilometers (4 miles), releasing roughly 20 submunitions across an area of about 8 kilometers (5 miles) over central Israel.

One of these small bombs hit a house in the central Israeli town of Azor, causing some damage. There were no reports of injuries, according to Times of Israel military correspondent Emanuel Fabian. ...