Israel says Iran fired cluster bomb-bearing missile. June 19 (Reuters) - Iran fired at least one missile at Israel that scattered small bombs with the aim of increasing civilian casualties, the Israeli military said on Thursday, the first reported use of cluster munitions in the seven-day-old war.

The Arak, or IR-40 nuclear reactor is a Heavy Water nuclear reactor located in northeastern Iran. At its conception in 2003, Arak was intended to be a large-scale producer of Heavy Water for Iran. This was concerning because of Heavy Water's usefulness in producing and enriching weapons grade Plutonium.

Israeli attacks on Iran have killed more than 450 people, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a nongovernmental organization that monitors the country. The group, which gathers data from official sources and other contacts, said the number included at least 224 civilians.