IDF believes Iran trying to fire larger, coordinated strikes on Israel, leading to lulls in attack

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

Trails from interceptor missiles are pictured over Jerusalem on March 1, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
Trails from interceptor missiles are pictured over Jerusalem on March 1, 2026. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)

The Israeli military assesses that Iran is attempting to carry out larger and more coordinated ballistic missile barrages on Israel, which has resulted in longer lulls between attacks.

Missile barrages on Israel in the past day have consisted of 9-30 missiles at a time, with long breaks between each launch, according to the IDF Home Front Command. Iran did not launch any ballistic missiles at Israel overnight.

This is in contrast to salvos of 2-3 projectiles, with shorter breaks between each launch, during the first day of the conflict.

The IDF believes Iran is struggling to coordinate even larger attacks, of dozens of missiles at a time, as the Israeli Air Force hunts down its launchers.

The Home Front Command also confirms that Iran fired a ballistic missile with a cluster bomb warhead at central Israel last night.

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