Iranian Missile Hits Haifa Apartment, 2 Killed
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- Iranian missile struck a seven-storey residential building in Haifa on April 6, 2026, tearing through sections that partially collapsed, and a military spokesperson confirmed the direct impact was fired from Iran
- Israeli rescue services initially said four people were trapped under the rubble; two were later found dead, while Home Front Command chief Elad Edri called it a "major destruction site"
- Magen David Adom treated four wounded, including a 10-month-old baby with a head injury and an 82-year-old man in serious condition, who was later reported stable after being freed from concrete by hand
- The Israeli military detected new waves of Iranian missile fire around 15:00 GMT on Monday and said its "defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat"
- Iran has been firing missiles at Israel daily since February 28, in retaliation for joint U.S.-Israeli attacks that killed several top Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
- Israeli and U.S. airstrikes have targeted Iran's missile production sites and nuclear facilities since the conflict began, as the exchange expanded beyond the initial retaliatory strikes
Why it matters: Israeli rescuers pulled a 10-month-old and an 82-year-old from a collapsed Haifa apartment block hit by an Iranian missile, part of a daily barrage that has been ongoing since February 28 while Israel and the U.S. simultaneously target Iran's nuclear and missile-production facilities—marking a widening war with civilian casualties on one side and strategic infrastructure strikes on the other.
