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34 Different Locations Struck in Overnight Iranian Cluster Bomb Strikes

Iran launched cluster bomb strikes targeting 34 Israeli locations overnight, including Ramat Gan and Karmiel, resulting in casualties and significant fires.

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Jerusalem, 18 March, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israeli firefighters, reported the Fire and Rescue Service, worked at 34 scenes overnight that were struck by Iranian missiles, including what it called eight major incidents. Iran is using cluster munitions that separate from a single missile, spread out and can strike numerous locations.

In the Tel Aviv area, two people were killed as a result of a weapon (fragmenting missile) hitting the upper part of a house in Ramat Gan, and 10 more scenes were opened that were treated as a result of the war-related incident.

In the Northern District, a person was slightly injured as a result of a weapon hitting a house in Karmiel.

In the Jerusalem District, several emergency scenes were opened overnight, with the most significant scene being the extinguishing of a fire that developed in an open area in the western part of the district.

The teams at all the scenes conducted searches to locate trapped people, extinguished fires caused by a war-related incident as part of the teams’ operations. All the scenes were cleared.

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Wednesday, 18 March 2026 Updated continuously