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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Israeli Air Force investigating failure to shoot down missile that struck Tel Aviv
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Security and rescue forces respond at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Flash90)
The Israeli Air Force is investigating the failure to shoot down the Iranian ballistic missile that struck Tel Aviv this morning.
According to the military, the Iranian missile carried a conventional warhead, not a cluster bomb. The impact lightly injured four people and caused extensive damage to several buildings.
The IDF says several attempts to intercept the missile were made, but air defenses failed to knock the projectile down.
The missile used in the attack has been intercepted before, and is not considered a new threat, the IDF adds.
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