Cluster warheads

Iranian missile fragments damage MK Gafni's Bnei Brak house, none injured

Gafni and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call following the incident, Yeshiva World News reported.

|ByHODAYA RAN
Security camera footage showing the impact near MK Moshe Gafni's Bnei Brak residence, April 4, 2026.
An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Iran's use of cluster munitions against Israel may be a war crime - Human Rights Watch

“Iran’s use of cluster munitions in populated areas in Israel poses a foreseeable and long-lasting danger to civilians,” said Patrick Thompson, a researcher at Human Rights Watch.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2026.

Sixteen wounded in central Israel after Iran launches cluster munitions

An 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak was taken to the hospital in serious condition due to shrapnel injuries. Her condition reportedly worsened following hospitalization.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
First responders on scene of a fragment fall after an Iranian cluster munition was intercepted over central Israel on March 31, 2026.

Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured

Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. 

|BySHIR PERETS

Sirens sound in Dimona area, Netanyahu and Trump float talks with Iran

EU to assess Iran war impact on gas supplies at emergency meeting • Several wounded following wave of Hezbollah rockets • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly unresponsive

MARCH 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wreckage from a missile impact in Arad. March 23, 2026.

No casualties after Iranian cluster bomb munition hit in central Israel

Additionally, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that emergency responders were dispatched to the Petah Tikva area to conduct searches after reports of damage caused by shrapnel.

MARCH 23, 2026ByJAMES GENN
United Hatzalah emergency responders at the scene of reported shrapnel following an Iranian missile barrage, March 23, 2026.

‘Everything here is destroyed’: Inside Dimona after the Iran missile strike  

In Dimona, residents packed what they could, stared at shattered homes, and tried to understand how a single Iranian missile strike had turned an ordinary street into a scene of ruin.

MARCH 22, 2026ByRAMI SHANI
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

Over 100 wounded in Arad, Dimona, and North in direct hits amid barrage from Iran, Lebanon

At least 47 injured in direct strike on reported school in Dimona • 19 injured in North after Hezbollah rockets hit homes in northern Israeli border towns • Rishon Lezion kindergarten damaged

MARCH 21, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM, TOBIAS SIEGAL, GOLDIE KATZ
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward southern Israel impacted in the southern city of Dimona, March 21, 2026.

'After the cluster opens, it’s too late:' Israeli expert explains Iranian cluster warhead challenge

Dr. Uzi Rubin tells The Media Line that stopping missiles at high altitude remains the only effective defense once submunitions are released.

MARCH 19, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026.

Iranian cluster munitions pose additional challenge for Israel's air defenses

Half of the missiles fired by Iran have been cluster warheads that have about 24 submunitions, each containing approximately 2–5 kg of explosives.

MARCH 19, 2026ByREUTERS
An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Netanyahu says Iranian regime change possible after missile barrage hits Bazan oil refinery

Iran's Princess Noor Pahlavi to ‘Post’: "Iranians have chance to reclaim their country" • Two seriously wounded in North • Home Front Command lessens security guidelines across Israel

MARCH 19, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by Israeli air defense systems is seen lodged in the ground in the Golan Heights, March 19, 2026

IDF strikes 200 Iranian targets over past day after killing Iranian intelligence chief

IDF targets Hezbollah terror targets • IDF kills several Iranian soldiers at military site in western Iran • Israel will ‘soon’ pay price for killing Larijani, Mojtaba Khamenei says

MARCH 18, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier and her dog take refuge in a bomb shelter in Israel. March 18, 2026.

Israeli medics confront new battlefield: Cluster warheads

Emergency responders describe the operational chaos, toxic hazards, and psychological strain facing civilians and rescuers as Iran’s missile attacks evolve.

MARCH 18, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Magen David Adom responding to site of Iranian ballistic missile impact in Jerusalem area, March 1, 2026.