Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 28, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Some 170 missiles, dozens of drones fired from Iran today
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Ballistic missiles fired from Iran are intercepted by Israel’s air defense system over the northern Israel, February 28, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
Since this morning, Iran has launched around 170 ballistic missiles, dozens of them toward Israel, according to military assessments.
Dozens of missiles were also launched at American military facilities in other countries in the Middle East.
Iran’s salvos at Israel today have mostly consisted of a small number of missiles.
Air defense systems intercepted several of the projectiles, while others struck open areas. There were also reports of missile and interceptor fragments landing across the country.
In addition, dozens of attack drones were launched from Iran, with the IDF reporting that it has intercepted more than a dozen of them.
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