Two men were in serious condition in central Israel, said Magen David Adom.
Last Updated: March 9, 2026, 6:27 AM EDT
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes. His son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen on Sunday to succeed him.
Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
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Here's how the news is developing.
IDF begins 'limited' raid in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said it had begun on Monday a "targeted and limited" raid in southern Lebanon, where it says it's targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.
An Israeli army soldier stands on a Merkava main battle tank deployed at a position in the upper Galilee in northern Israel near the Lebanon border on March 9, 2026.
"Prior to the entry of ground forces, numerous terror targets were struck from the air and ground," the Isreal Defense Forces said on social media.
"This operation aims to strengthen forward defensive positions and provide an additional layer of protection for residents of northern Israel," the military added.
3 injured as Iranian missiles target central Israel, emergency responders say
Two men were in serious condition in Israel after an Iranian missile attack targeted the center of the country, Magen David Adom, the Israeli emergency response organization, said in Hebrew in on social media.
"In another incident in the center of the country, Magen David Adom medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating a man approximately 30 years old in serious condition with shrapnel injuries to Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer," the organization said in an update on social media.
The Israel Defense Forces said in an update that its personnel were responding to the impact sites.
