Six Lightly Wounded in Iranian Missile Attack on Central Israel, Medics Report
Israeli air defenses intercepted missiles launched from Iran on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with medics reporting six people lightly wounded by blast effects and some structural damage in central Israel. A spokesperson for Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national emergency medical service, said paramedics treated six individuals lightly injured from the impacts, updating an earlier report of two wounded. The injuries were primarily caused by blast waves rather than direct strikes. The Israeli military confirmed that defensive systems responded to the incoming threats. Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, parts of Jerusalem, and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Authorities later lifted restrictions, allowing residents to leave protected spaces. Reports indicated damage to several houses in the central city of Kafr Qassem (also spelled Kafr Qasim), with the local mayor attributing it to cluster munitions or fragments. Home Front Command tea...