Iran Cluster Bomb Barrage Strikes Central Israel — Kafr Qasim, Tel Aviv, Modiin Hit

After the longest pause in Iranian long-range fire since the conflict began, Iran resumed ballistic missile operations against central Israel on the morning of 26 March 2026, firing at least three successive salvos. The first wave ended a ~15-hour lull and triggered sirens across central Israel, the Jerusalem area, and the West Bank. A cluster bomb warhead deployed submunitions over Kafr Qasim, injuring five people and damaging buildings across at least two sites. A sixth person was lightly injured in the West Bank, where bomblets damaged two settlement homes. The third Iranian salvo produced missile fragments that landed in the Modiin area, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; the IDF was investigating whether a second missile in that wave was intercepted or impacted. The pattern of cluster munitions indicates Iran is deliberately targeting population density in central Israel.

Key facts

• •15-hour lull ended at ~05:07 UTC — longest Iranian pause since conflict began
• •Three successive Iranian ballistic missile salvos fired at central Israel
• •Cluster bomb submunitions impacted Kafr Qasim — 5 lightly injured, 2 sites damaged
• •West Bank settlements hit by bomblets — 2 homes damaged, 1 person lightly hurt
• •Missile fragment from 3rd salvo landed in Modiin; 2nd missile intercept under investigation
• •Sirens across central Israel, Jerusalem area, and West Bank in all three waves