At least two injured by shrapnel from Iranian missile launches towards central Israel

IDF Home Front Command soldiers, Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police responded to reports of shrapnel hitting in central Israel early Sunday morning.

Iran launched a ballistic missile towards central Israel at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, injuring at least two people.

Magen David Adom paramedics provided medical care to two elderly civilians, approximately 80-years-old. One suffered cuts from broken glass, and the other inhaled smoke, an MDA spokesperson stated.

An earlier wave on Sunday morning targeted Eilat in southern Israel, at approximately 1:30 a.m.

Another wave of sirens sounded across central Israel and the West Bank at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Initial reports indicate that there were no direct injuries from this wave, but at least four people were being treated for injuries received while running to a shelter.

Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a shrapnel hit in central Israel following an Iranian missile launch, March 15, 2026. (credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)

The missile launches caused the IDF’s Home Front Command to sound sirens across central Israel, the northern West Bank, Eilat, and the Arava.

Initial reports indicate that shrapnel hit in Rishon Lezion, Ramle, and Bnei Brak, with both Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah reporting that there have been no direct casualties.

However, MDA paramedics treated an unspecified number of people who were injured en route to the shelter, and those who suffered from anxiety, and United Hatzalah added that they had also treated two people injured en route to shelters.

United Hatzalah responders are en route to reported shrapnel hit sites to investigate further, a spokesperson confirmed.

Tel Aviv District Police have also sent police officers to the scene to assist in first response operations, an Israel Police spokesperson added.

Additionally, the IDF’s Home Front Command mobilized soldiers to aid at the shrapnel hit sites.

Fires started when vehicles were struck by shrapnel, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority initially announced.

Firefighters responded to the scene, working to put out the fires and rescue those trapped inside.

The fire also caused damage to a nearby building, the IFRA stated.

However, a Ramle municipal spokesperson denied this, stating that the fire was caused before sirens sounded, and the two incidents are not connected in nature, with police later corroborating this.

Similarly, Netanya’s municipality sent out a message on its official social media confirming that a fire reported in the north of the coastal city was also caused before sirens sounded, and was not linked to the falling shrapnel or a missile hit.

Meanwhile, several sirens were sounded in the Galilee Panhandle following suspected rocket launches from Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.

One of these resulted in a cluster munition landing in Metula, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News reported on Saturday. No injuries were caused in this hit, KAN noted.

Iran launches several volleys of missiles towards Israel on Saturday

On Saturday, Iran sent at least six volleys of missiles to Israel, triggering alarms across the country.

Magen David Adom has said that only two people were injured as a result of the missiles, and that it had evacuated at least five people to the emergency room for anxiety.

Authorities said that two impact scenes were reported in central Israel. MDA reported no casualties from impact scenes in the center, and no one is trapped under any rubble.

Sirens sounded across central Israel early Sunday morning as a result of a Hezbollah rocket.

Corinne Baum contributed to this report.