Child moderately injured, two lightly hurt in Iranian missile attack on Eilat

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

An impact site after an Iranian missile targeted Eilat, March 14, 2026 (Video screenshot; sed in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
An impact site after an Iranian missile targeted Eilat, March 14, 2026 (Video screenshot; sed in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Three people were injured in Eilat, including a child moderately hurt, following Iran’s latest ballistic missile attack.

A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized in moderate condition while two other people were lightly hurt. All were hurt by shrapnel. The child was initially assessed to be in serious condition.

At least three impact sites were reported in the city, possibly submunitions from a cluster bomb warhead or other falling fragments. The IDF says it is investigating the circumstances.

Footage posted online shows one of the suspected cluster bomb munition impacts.

Home Front Command search and rescue soldiers were dispatched to the scenes, where they are carrying out an assessment alongside rescue services and assisting with clearing the scene, the army says.

Jerusalem was also targeted in the missile attack.

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