{"id":57529,"date":"2026-03-14T22:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-launches-waves-of-missiles-towards-central-israel-shrapnel-hits-reported\/14\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T22:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T02:37:56","slug":"iran-launches-waves-of-missiles-towards-central-israel-shrapnel-hits-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-launches-waves-of-missiles-towards-central-israel-shrapnel-hits-reported\/14\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran launches waves of missiles towards central Israel, shrapnel hits reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police responded to reports of shrapnel hitting in central Israel early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/strait-hormuz-open-everyone-us-011100362.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Iran&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iran<\/a> launched a ballistic missile towards central Israel at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Sunday morning,<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An earlier wave on Sunday morning targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/travel\/article-889711\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eilat;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Eilat&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Eilat<\/a> in southern Israel, at approximately 1:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Magen David Adom paramedics respond to a shrapnel hit in central Israel following an Iranian missile launch, March 15, 2026. (credit: MAGEN DAVID ADOM)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The missile launches caused the IDF&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-ease-home-front-restrictions-192057484.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Home Front Command;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Home Front Command&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Home Front Command<\/a> to sound sirens across central Israel, the northern West Bank, Eilat, and the Arava.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, MDA 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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>United Hatzalah paramedics respond to a shrapnel hit following an Iranian missile launch targeting central Israel, March 15, 2026. (credit: UNITED HATZALAH\u200f)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">United Hatzalah responders are en route to reported shrapnel hit sites to investigate further, a spokesperson confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tel Aviv District Police have also sent police officers to the scene to assist in first response operations, an Israel Police spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fires started when vehicles were struck by shrapnel, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Firefighters responded to the scene, working to put out the fires and rescue those trapped inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire also caused damage to a nearby building, the IFRA stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, several sirens were sounded in the Galilee Panhandle following suspected rocket launches from Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Iran launches several volleys of missiles towards Israel on Saturday<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Saturday, Iran sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/teen-injured-eilat-iran-launches-154457904.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:at least six volleys of missiles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;at least six volleys of missiles&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at least six volleys of missiles<\/a> to Israel, triggering alarms across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Corinne Baum contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-launches-waves-missiles-towards-013701371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magen David Adom, United Hatzalah, and Israel Police responded to reports of shrapnel hitting in central Israel early Sunday morning. 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