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Iran fires cluster munition barrage at central Israel — impacts in Petah Tikva and Jaffa, no injuries reported

2026-03-23 · 01:00 UTC·Petah Tikva and Jaffa, central Israel

Iran launched another ballistic missile barrage at central Israel in the early hours of Day 24, with cluster munitions or falling fragments causing damage at multiple locations. A fire broke out in a residential area of Petah Tikva, and a projectile struck a residential building in Jaffa. Rescue services confirmed damage at several locations across central Israel. No injuries were reported from this barrage.

Iran fired a cluster munition barrage at central Israel in the early hours of Day 24, with impacts confirmed in Petah Tikva and surrounding areas. A New York Times photographer documented part of a missile on the grounds of a school in Peduel, a community in the northern West Bank (Samaria), following the Monday barrage — marking one of the first confirmed Iranian missile impacts in the West Bank during the current conflict. Additional rocket trails over Netanya were photographed by AFP on Monday. The cluster munition pattern suggests Iran aimed for the greater metropolitan area of central Israel, with projectiles falling across a wide arc from Petah Tikva westward through Netanya and into the northern West Bank. Israeli emergency services (Magen David Adom) responded across multiple sites. The IDF assessed that Iran fired the barrage from central Iran, as launchers in western Iran have been systematically destroyed in the preceding three weeks of IDF airstrikes.

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Actor responses

Israel Defense ForcesOPPOSINGMILITARY

IDF air defense systems were activated in response to Iranian ballistic missiles targeting central Israel. Rescue services confirmed impacts from cluster munitions in Petah Tikva and Jaffa, with no casualties reported.

IranSUPPORTINGMILITARY

Iran continued its sustained ballistic missile campaign against Israeli population centres, firing cluster munition warheads at central Israel in the early hours of Day 24.

Sources

T1Times of Israel90% reliability