Eight killed, hundreds injured by Iranian ballistic missiles
Eight people were killed and nearly 300 wounded in the early hours of Monday by an Iranian ballistic missile barrage on Israeli civilian population centers in the central and northern regions of the country.
The impacts were spread across four locations. Four of the deaths took place in the greater Tel Aviv area—four in Petach Tikvah and one in Bnei Brak.
Three people who were initially reported as being trapped in Haifa were later declared dead, while a 30-year-old woman is hospitalized in serious condition.
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of an Iranian ballistic missile impact in Tel Aviv | Photo: Avshalom Sassoni Flash90
The Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command is investigating the deaths of three victims—two women and a man in their 70s—who were killed in Petach Tikvah while sheltering in a protected space. An 80-year-old man was also found dead at the site of a missile strike in Bnei Brak.
As of Monday morning, Magen David Adom teams had evacuated 87 people to hospitals—five in moderate condition and 81 in mild condition. Rescue operations and searches for additional casualties were ongoing at two of the four affected sites.
According to an Israeli Health Ministry update on Monday morning, a total of 287 wounded individuals arrived at hospitals during the night. The ministry’s numbers include information from both MDA and independent arrivals. As of Monday morning, one person was in serious condition, 13 were in moderate condition, 240 were in mild condition, 11 were suffering from anxiety and 25 patients were under medical evaluation with their condition not yet determined.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee announced that a nearby Iranian missile strike had damaged the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv.
Israel’s Channel 12 News reported that the home of MK Hanoch Milwidsky (Likud) in Petach Tikvah was damaged by an Iranian missile.
Several people were lightly wounded on Sunday night in the preceding Iranian missile attack.
At least 13 people were killed overnight Saturday as Iranian ballistic missiles struck civilian areas across Israel.
“Israel is in an existential war. Since 1948, I can’t recall a war as vital, important and crucial as the one we are facing now,” Likud lawmaker Boaz Bismuth told JNS on Monday.
“I am confident the Iranians have understood that we are not joking—our mission is to eliminate any nuclear or missile threat, both for this generation and the generations to come,” he added.
Bismuth called on free nations, the Iranian people and those who support freedom and Israel to stand with them. The fight, he said, is for the safety of children everywhere, as the Iranian regime poses a significant threat to global security and stability—something regularly acknowledged by NATO countries at their parliamentary assembly, where he leads the Knesset delegation.
“When this regime falls—and the sooner, the better—millions of Iranians will rejoice alongside Israel.”
“When this regime falls—and the sooner, the better—millions of Iranians will rejoice alongside Israel. This is a fight for stability, security, and the future of coming generations,” he added.
“For me, the people of the year are the Israeli people,” he continued. “Despite the shaking buildings, the trembling babies and the loss of life, they understand that this is a threat we must confront and overcome. Because, sooner or later, those conventional missiles that strike us today could be nuclear tomorrow,” Bismuth said.
Likud MK Dan Illouz stressed that Israel must complete its dual goal of removing the threat of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and ballistic missiles.
“These are two existential threats to Israel that Iran has developed, while saying time and time again that it wants to destroy Israel. We cannot wait for them to push the button before we respond,” Illouz told JNS.
“However, there is also a larger opportunity here. The greatest victims of the current regime in Iran are the Iranian people, who are the children of an incredible civilization that has been hijacked by extremists. Iran used to be one of Israel’s allies, and this can become a reality again,” he continued.
“There is a unique opportunity for the people of Iran to rise and take hold of their destiny and future. This is not a goal for us, because it is something the Iranian people will have to decide on their own. But the opportunity is clear and present,” said Illouz.
