Two Israelis were killed after an Iranian cluster rocket carrying 25 bombs fell.
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Two Israelis were killed after an Iranian cluster rocket carrying 25 bombs fell.

09 March, 2026.Iran-Israel.1 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Two Israelis were killed after an Iranian fragmentation rocket fell in central Israel
  • The Iranian rocket was a cluster-type fragmentation munition carrying 25 bombs
  • Iranian attacks were in retaliation for a United States and Israel strike ten days earlier

Rocket strike and casualties

Israel Hayom said the rocket fell in the city of Bat Yam south of Tel Aviv.

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Al Jazeera correspondent Walid al-Omari said preliminary information indicates a rocket fell in Tel Aviv.

Israel Hayom and Al Jazeera gave different impact locations, contradicting each other on the exact site.

Explosions were also heard at rocket-interception sites over settlements in the central West Bank and central Israel.

The Israeli ambulance service reported two serious injuries in the town of Ehud near Ben Gurion Airport east of Tel Aviv.

Cluster rocket report

Channel 12 reported the Iranian rocket carried 24 small bombs, each weighing between two and five kilograms, which scattered over a wide area.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said the cluster rocket's bombs spread across six sites in the greater Tel Aviv area.

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The article headline states the rocket was carrying 25 bombs, a figure that differs from Channel 12's 24.

Military expert Nidal Abu Zaid told Al Jazeera the rocket that struck central Israel is most likely the 'خرمشهر 4' fragmentation rocket.

Iranian response and impacts

The Israeli Health Ministry said the number of casualties from the Iranian response rose to 2,142, of whom 142 are hospitalized.

The Israeli Home Front reported air-raid sirens sounding in Tel Aviv and its environs, Jerusalem, settlements in the West Bank, Tiberias, the Golan, Beisan and other West Bank areas.

Al Jazeera correspondent Badawi reported explosions in the occupied Jerusalem area after the announcement.

Iran announced minutes ago that it had directed "a new wave of attacks toward the occupied territories."

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