{"id":862,"date":"2026-03-03T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/862\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:05:19","slug":"shrapnel-from-iranian-missile-strikes-injures-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/862\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrapnel from Iranian missile strikes injures 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Shrapnel from multiple Iranian missile strikes fell on at least three locations in central Israel, injuring 12 on Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from Israeli emergency response teams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Israel Police are currently on scene managing the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics are additionally on scene at the impact sites, providing medical treatment to approximately a total of 12 individuals, including a woman around 40 years old in moderate condition with blast injuries, and the other 11 individuals in mild condition suffering from glass, shrapnel, and blast-related injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">MDA Paramedic Yehuda Edri released a statement regarding one of the impact sites, &#8220;When we arrived at the scene, we saw significant destruction in the building, windows were broken, pieces of concrete fell, and there was a lot of commotion at the scene. A woman in her 40s suffered from the impact and was moderately injured. We provided her with advanced medical treatment and evacuated her to the hospital in moderate condition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Emergency services arrive at the missile shrapnel impact scene in central Israel. March 3, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/709515\"\/>Emergency services arrive at the missile shrapnel impact scene in central Israel. March 3, 2026. (credit: COURTESY MDA)Hezbollah rocket impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">In a separate incident, a home in northern Israel was hit by a Hezbollah rocket on Tuesday morning, after the terrorist group fired several rockets into Israel from neighboring Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">No serious injuries were reported following the incident, and the four family members living in the home were treated by emergency responders for post-traumatic symptoms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Two of the residents, a 64-year-old man with glass shrapnel injuries and a 24-year-old woman with anxiety symptoms, were evacuated to Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The other two family members did not require further treatment.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Emergency services respond to the scene of a Hezbollah missile strike in the northern Israel area on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/709455\"\/>Emergency services respond to the scene of a Hezbollah missile strike in the northern Israel area on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (credit: ISRAEL FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Immediately after the Hezbollah rocket volley, reports were received of a direct hit on a building in central Israel from an Iranian missile. No casualties were reported aside from two people who were treated for injuries that occurred en route to the protected area, according to MDA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Just before 1 p.m., sirens sounded throughout Israel, and the media reported shrapnel falling in central Israel. No injuries were reported following the missile barrage, according to MDA, which added that first responders provided on-site medical care to individuals who were injured on their way to shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Sirens over Jerusalem triggered by false alarm, IDF confirms after investigation<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Sirens sounded over Jerusalem and the surrounding areas on Tuesday morning due to a suspected hostile aircraft infiltration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The IDF, investigating the incident, confirmed that it was triggered by a false alarm.<\/p>\n<p>Sirens sound across Israel Monday evening following barrage from Iran<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/rocket-sirens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rocket sirens<\/a> sounded across Israel after Iran fired a new barrage of missiles against the country late on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports indicated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-888450\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hezbollah<\/a> fired rockets at northern Israel simultaneously with Iranian ballistic missile fire, but the reports were denied by the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The IDF said in a statement that, even if the event had ended, people were asked to remain close to a safe space and continue following the instructions from the Home Front Command.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">No casualties or injuries resulting from the barrage were reported, according to Magen David Adom. The police said that it was responding to a missile impact in central Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Later in the night, several alerts were deployed over an unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) intrusion in the northern confrontation line and the upper Galilee, with no official statement by the authorities about the situation. According to the IDF, two hostile UAVs crossed into Israel from Lebanon and were intercepted by the military.<\/p>\n<p>Iran strikes Cyprus, several\u00a0Middle East nations<\/p>\n<p>According to reports by several media, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-888536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iranian attack against Israel<\/a> was done in coordination with attacks against several Middle East targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Reports in Israeli media said that explosions were heard in Cyprus after an Iranian missile targeted the Mediterranean island, while no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">The US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said in a statement that two drones hit its main building, causing a small fire, with no casualties registered.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"822\" height=\"829\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/708890\"\/>Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026 (credit: REUTERS\/HAMAD I MOHAMMED)<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Two military facilities were directly struck in the United Arab Emirates, while two drones hit the proximity of a base in Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p>Given the situation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-888593\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US issued an alert asking Americans to leave most countries in the Middle East<\/a>, with the list including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel (including the West Bank and Gaza), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the UAE, and Yemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shrapnel from multiple Iranian missile strikes fell on at least three locations in central Israel, injuring 12 on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[100,903,904,423,905,37,712,212,92,907,906],"class_list":{"0":"post-862","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-israel","8":"tag-hezbollah","9":"tag-hezbollah-iran","10":"tag-hezbollah-missiles","11":"tag-idf","12":"tag-iran-missiles","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-missiles","15":"tag-operation-epic-fury","16":"tag-operation-roaring-lion","17":"tag-rocket-sirens","18":"tag-sirens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116166100873118401","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}