Jordan’s military said it intercepted and destroyed five missiles launched from Iran toward the kingdom on Thursday, marking the fourth consecutive day that it has reported shooting down projectiles amid rising regional tensions.
The Jordanian army said no casualties or damage were reported.
The latest interceptions follow a series of similar incidents this week. On Wednesday, Jordan said it had downed five missiles, while on Tuesday it intercepted one drone, and on Monday it destroyed two drones.
Meanwhile, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that three members of the same family were killed in a US strike on a residential building in Qeshm, in southern Iran, early Thursday.
Quoting Hormozgan Deputy Governor Ahmad Nafisi, IRNA said search and rescue operations at the home in the Chah Tangu neighbourhood had been completed.
According to Nafisi, those killed were a father, a mother and one of their children, while the family’s two other children were injured and taken to a medical facility for treatment.
US authorities had not commented on the reported strike at the time of publication.