Iran Kills Six US Soldiers, Launches Missile and Drone Barrage at Israel and Gulf States

A broad missile and drone barrage struck Israel and nearby Gulf-area targets in operations attributed to Iran and allied groups, with multiple outlets describing coordinated, multi-front strikes.

“BREAKING Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed at least 773 peopleUS military says six killed after aircraft went down in western IraqOil prices stay above $100 per barrel as Strait of Hormuz effectively closed Click to pause breaking news tickerpause-square-backgroundClose Breaking News Tickerclose Toggle Play Dozens injured after missile attack hits northern Israel A missile attack that hit a Palestinian community in northern Israel has injured dozens of people, according to Israel’s ambulance service”

Al Jazeera

The Media Line reported that "Iran and Hezbollah launched missile attacks on Israel from multiple fronts between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, firing a barrage toward northern communities before additional missiles from Iran triggered sirens across Jerusalem on Thursday morning."

Al Jazeera

Palestine Chronicle carried Iranian military claims that "30 ultra-heavy ballistic missiles... were launched toward targets in the occupied territories... the heaviest 'operational rainfall' attack against Israel so far," and PressTV described Hezbollah operations saying "the Lebanese resistance group said its fighters struck multiple Israeli troop concentrations and newly established military positions near the border with occupied Palestine."

Al Jazeera noted strikes including a missile that hit a Palestinian community, reporting "A missile attack that hit a Palestinian community in northern Israel has injured dozens of people... Hundreds of homes were reportedly damaged in the strike."

The barrage caused injuries, property damage and widespread alarm in northern and central Israel, with reports varying on casualty figures.

Al Jazeera said "dozens" were injured and that "hundreds of homes were reportedly damaged" after a missile hit a Palestinian community, while The Media Line reported that "Over 100 missiles were fired into northern Israel on Wednesday... injured five people when a rocket struck a home in the Northern Galilee."

Haaretz

PressTV and social feeds also recorded injuries: PressTV noted "More than 30 reported injured after Iran's missile attack in northern occupied Palestine," and Palestine Chronicle recorded that "Air-raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and in several settlements across the occupied West Bank."

Southern Lebanon saw continued Israeli strikes and Lebanese resistance action, but casualty totals reported by different outlets diverge.

“Friday, 13 March 2026 - 11:43 Dozens of people have been injured after missiles hit a village in northern Israel in the early hours of Friday, Israel's emergency services says”

Hiru News

Al Jazeera’s breaking banner stated "Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks have killed at least 773 people," while PressTV cited Lebanon’s Ministry of Health saying "the death toll from Israeli attacks since March 2 has risen to 687."

Palestine Chronicle and PressTV also detailed individual strikes and deaths, with Palestine Chronicle reporting "Eight Killed, Nine Injured in Israeli Strike in Sidon" and PressTV describing multiple Hezbollah actions and Israeli attacks across southern towns and border areas.

Conflicting accounts surround the downing and crash of a US refueling aircraft in western Iraq, with casualty counts and causes disputed across sources.

Palestine Chronicle published US Central Command statements saying both that "All six crew members aboard the US refueling aircraft that crashed yesterday were killed, and investigations into the incident are ongoing" and elsewhere noting "Four of the six crew members aboard the refueling aircraft that crashed in western Iraq were killed,"

Pars Today

while PressTV and The Times of Israel recorded Iran-aligned claims that "an allied group in Iraq had downed an American refueling aircraft and killed all its crew."

By contrast The Times of Israel quoted US Central Command as saying the crash "was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire," leaving the cause and exact death toll contested in the record.

The wider regional fallout included economic and military reverberations: oil prices rose above $100 per barrel as strategic chokepoints were described as effectively closed, air defenses from NATO and Gulf states engaged incoming missiles, and political leaders issued threats and warnings.

“Fifty Israeli soldiers injured following Hezbollah rocket strike on northern occupied territories Pars Today – Zionist media outlets have reported a major security incident in which dozens of people were injured after missile attacks on northern occupied Palestine”

Pars Today

Al Jazeera noted "Oil prices stay above $100 per barrel as Strait of Hormuz effectively closed,"

PressTV

The Times of Israel reported that "NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran on Monday," and Palestine Chronicle quoted Iranian officials claiming "Iranian missiles and drones continue to strike enemy targets while maintaining strategic control over the Strait of Hormuz."

The Palestine Chronicle piece also recorded US President Donald Trump saying "The United States will strike Iran hard during the coming week and may escort ships in the Strait of Hormuz if necessary," reflecting heightened military rhetoric alongside the kinetic exchanges.