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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Knesset members take shelter after warning of Iranian missile attack
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Lawmakers in the Knesset leave the auditorium being used as a wartime plenum chamber to take cover after the IDF detected an Iranian ballistic missile attack targeting Jerusalem and central Israel.
MKs are currently debating a bill significantly expanding the authority of the state’s rabbinic and Sharia court systems.
המוקד: הדיון על חוק בתי הדין נעצר בגלל התראות, המליאה יוצאת להפסקה בעקבות שיגורים מאיראן (ירחי) pic.twitter.com/keihHRSS5b
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Sirens ultimately did not sound inside Jerusalem after the initial early warning.
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