A man and a woman, both in their 70s, were killed early Wednesday morning in Ramat Gan as a result of a deadly missile barrage launched from Iran. The barrage included missiles with submunition warheads.
The two victims were found in an apartment on the fourth floor of a building in the city and likely did not have time to reach a protected space. Magen David Adom teams provided them with first aid and performed resuscitation efforts, but without success.
An initial investigation indicates that one of them had a disability that made it difficult for them to reach a protected space.
MDA paramedic Inbar Green and MDA medic Naftali Halberstadt, who arrived at the scene in Ramat Gan, reported, "We saw smoke rising from a building with extensive damage, shattered glass. Among the debris, we found two unconscious victims, without a pulse and not breathing, with severe injuries to their bodies. We conducted medical assessments, but they showed no signs of life, and we had no choice but to pronounce them dead at the scene. Along with additional MDA teams, we are continuing to search for other injured individuals and are prepared to provide further medical treatment if needed."
Four other people were lightly injured from the Iranian submunition missile strike. At the impact site in Bnei Brak, an MDA team treated and evacuated a young man, around 25 years old, to Ichilov Hospital with shrapnel wounds in his hand. In Kafr Qassem, three people were treated for light injuries.
Israel Railways reported that due to the impact of shrapnel near the Tel Aviv Savidor Center train station, damage was caused to some of the station’s platforms. Train service has been temporarily halted, and shuttle buses are operating between Herzliya, Tel Aviv Savidor Center, and Ben Gurion Airport. No injuries have been reported. Railway teams are working to restore service.
In an earlier barrage on Tuesday evening, the Hezbollah terrorist organization launched at least 40 rockets toward northern Israel. A significant portion of the rockets were intercepted, and there were no reports of injuries.
Residents reported loud explosions and several impact sites in open areas. A building was struck in Karmiel.
The launches targeted communities in the Upper Galilee to the region of Hadera. Launches were also recorded toward central Israel, though they appear to have failed.