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Senior IDF rescue officer attacked by ultra-Orthodox extremist in Beit Shemesh on way to missile impact site
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli security and rescue forces operate at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran struck Beit Shemesh, central Israel on March 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
A senior Home Front Command officer was attacked by an ultra-Orthodox extremist in Beit Shemesh yesterday while en route to the site of an Iranian ballistic missile impact.
According to the military, the Haredi man threw a stone at the car of Brig. Gen. Elad Edri, who serves as chief of staff at the Home Front Command.
The stone smashed a window, causing minor injuries to a female officer sitting in the car.
There have been no reports of arrests made.
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