Jerusalem, Israel – At least nine people were killed on Sunday after an Iranian missile struck the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, according to search and rescue service Zaka.
The attack also left 28 people injured as the missile hit a residential area, seen in videos shared by emergency services, damaging several buildings.
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With these new fatalities, the death toll from Iranian missile strikes in Israel has risen to 10 since the operation against Iran began on Saturday.
According to the Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service, the projectile struck “several buildings,” and 28 injured people were taken to hospital: two in serious condition, two in moderate condition and 24 with minor injuries.
One of the seriously injured is a four-year-old child, the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem said. The kid was transferred there for treatment.
Police said that “as a result of the direct impact, the building, where civilians were present, suffered severe damage and partially collapsed.” Emergency teams are searching for possible victims trapped under the rubble.
“When I arrived, I saw a terrible scene. Severe structural damage, smoke in the air and a lot of chaos, with dozens of frightened injured people coming out of the damaged buildings,” MDA worker Yehuda Shlomo said in remarks shared by the organization.
Another MDA paramedic said at least three children were trapped in a shelter following the impact and were later rescued by emergency teams.
United Hatzala, another emergency response organization, reported that eight buildings were affected by the strike.
The impact in Beit Shemesh is the closest deadly strike to Jerusalem, about 20 kilometers away, including during the 12-day war in June 2025.
On Sunday, Israeli police also confirmed that the warhead of an Iranian missile fell on Saturday in a park near the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, a recreational area used for concerts and film screenings.
“The warhead was neutralized and safely handled by Jerusalem District bomb disposal teams, who transferred it for further analysis to the police explosives laboratory,” police said in a statement.
While nine people have been killed in Israel in the Iranian attacks, more than 200 people have died in Iran, most of them, 148, in a primary school strike in the southern town of Minab.
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