Iran fires largest BM barrage of war on Passover night — Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, Savion hit

Iran launched what Athens Times described as 'its biggest ballistic missile barrage against Israel to date' on April 1, 2026 (D33), timed to coincide with the first night of Passover. Missiles targeted the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, with impacts or interceptions reported in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, and Savion — a broad residential area with maximum civilian density on a major Jewish holiday. CNN confirmed Israeli defenses intercepted Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv on the first night of Passover. Emergency response teams deployed to impact sites across all four municipalities (Jewish Chronicle). IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin issued a pre-barrage warning: 'Our defence systems are deployed and prepared to intercept threats across the country,' adding all Israelis should follow Home Front Command instructions. The Passover timing is deeply symbolic — mirroring Iran's framing of the war as the 'Ramadan War' (per Iranian state media). The scale of the barrage — the largest of the war — marks a deliberate escalation on a major religious holiday, hours before Trump's 9 PM national address. Note: casualty figures from this barrage are from Tier 3 and Wikipedia sources only; verified figures pending Tier 1 confirmation.