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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Two people killed in Ramat Gan by Iranian ballistic missile

18 March 2026, 12:56 am

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Rocket trails from an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead are seen in the sky above the coastal city of Netanya on March 18, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Rocket trails from an Iranian missile with a cluster warhead are seen in the sky above the coastal city of Netanya on March 18, 2026. (Jack Guez/AFP)

The Magen David Adom ambulance service announces the death of two people who were seriously wounded in an Iranian ballistic missile impact in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan.

The scene of an impact in Ramat Gan from an Iranian missile attack, early on March 18, 2026 (Magen David Adom)

Hebrew media reports identify the two as a couple in their 70s.

*Ramat Gan impact scene:*

Emergency crews at the scene in Ramat Gan where a couple in their 70s were killed in the Iranian missile strike. pic.twitter.com/wAu3Lu2JuQ

— (((IsraelMatzav))) (@IsraelMatzav) March 17, 2026

Initial, unconfirmed reports indicate they were headed to the bomb shelter.

The scene of an impact at a Ramat Gan apartment after a deadly Iranian missile attack, early on March 18, 2026 (Fire and Rescue Service)

MDA adds that paramedics are taking a 25-year-old in Bnei Brak who received a light shrapnel wound to his hand to Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital.

The scene of an impact in Ramat Gan from an Iranian missile attack, early on March 18, 2026 (Magen David Adom)

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