Jerusalem District police chief visits site of missile impact on city’s outskirts

Jerusalem District police commander Avshalom Peled has arrived at the scene of a ballistic missile impact in Jerusalem.

He tours the scene of the strike before departing without taking questions from the press.

The strike injured three people, including one in moderate condition, according to the Magen David Adom emergency service.

The missile left a large crater in a highway on Jerusalem’s outskirts.

Police bomb disposal experts are conducting searches for additional munitions in and around the crater.

A police officer says sappers have not yet ruled out the possibility of additional hazards at the site.

The impact also hollowed out a traffic sign and caused heavy damage to several cars.

The highway, strewn with debris from the impact, is blocked to traffic in both directions.

Bulldozers collect rubble from the surrounding area as bystanders, mostly young Haredi men, gather on a ledge overlooking the highway.

Police sappers search for munitions at the site of an Iranian missile impact in Jerusalem on March 2, 2026. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)