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17-year-old girl fatally struck by car in Rehovot while fleeing Iranian missile alert

·Rehovot, Israel

A 17-year-old girl was killed in Rehovot after being hit by a car while rushing to a shelter following an Iranian missile alert on her phone. Her friend was with her when she was struck crossing the road. Sirens ultimately did not sound in the city. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident represents the first confirmed Israeli civilian death on Day 13 — caused indirectly by Iran's missile campaign creating panic.

A 17-year-old Israeli girl was fatally run over by a car in Rehovot on Thursday evening March 12 while rushing to seek shelter after receiving an early warning of an incoming Iranian missile strike on her phone. The teenager and her friend were crossing a road to reach a protected area when she was struck by a car. Sirens ultimately did not sound in the city of Rehovot. Medics dispatched to the scene found the girl unconscious and in critical condition, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by Magen David Adom. The incident is significant as it represents a direct indirect casualty of Iran's missile campaign — not from shrapnel or blast, but from the fear and panic that missile alerts cause in Israeli civilian population centers. It underscores the psychological and physical toll of sustained missile threats on Israeli society.

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IsraelNEUTRALSTATEMENT

Israeli teen, 17, killed in Rehovot after being hit by car while fleeing Iranian missile alert. Pronounced dead at scene. Sirens did not sound in city. First confirmed Israeli civilian death Day 13.

IranSUPPORTINGCONDEMNATION

Iranian missile alerts caused civilian panic in Rehovot — 17-year-old killed fleeing to shelter. Iran's sustained missile campaign causing indirect civilian casualties in Israel.