Iran's Passover Night Offensive: Missiles Hit Central and Northern Israel

On the night of April 1-2, 2026 — the first night of Passover and hours after Trump's national address declaring US objectives 'nearing completion' — Iran conducted a two-phase overnight offensive against Israel. The first wave, at approximately 01:30 UTC, targeted central Israel: at least 10 ballistic missiles struck the Tel Aviv metro area, with confirmed impact sites in Bnei Brak including a cluster warhead bomblet that damaged a water main. Three people were lightly injured, including two babies. Nine impact sites were confirmed. A second wave at 02:04 UTC extended the attack north, targeting Haifa and northern Israeli communities with sirens activated across the region. The back-to-back salvos demonstrate Iran's sustained operational capacity despite CENTCOM's claimed degradation of Iranian launch infrastructure, and signal that Iran's response to Trump's wind-down framing is intensified military pressure rather than diplomatic restraint.

Key facts

• •10+ ballistic missiles in the first wave targeting central Israel (Tel Aviv metro, Bnei Brak)
• •3 lightly injured including 2 babies; cluster warhead bomblet damaged water main in Bnei Brak
• •Second wave ~02:04 UTC: sirens in Haifa and across northern Israel
• •Attacks continued through and after Trump's national address — no halt during diplomacy window
• •Iran's missile launches persisted despite CENTCOM claiming 12,300+ Iranian targets struck