Iran, Hezbollah barrage Israel; 2 killed, airport hit
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- Hezbollah fired a barrage at northern, central, and southern Israel, marking its first rocket attack on southern Israel since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, with damage reported to a house in Kiryat Shmona.
- Yaron and Ilana Moshe, a couple in their 70s, were killed in Ramat Gan by shrapnel from Iranian missile interceptions, while five others were lightly wounded and eight shrapnel impact sites were reported across the area.
- Iranian ballistic missiles struck central Israel, wounding a 44-year-old man and his two children (ages 13 and 12) in Petah Tikva and causing heavy structural damage to a ground-floor apartment in Ramat Gan, with walls collapsing in and a hole blown in a neighboring roof.
- Three private aircraft parked at Ben-Gurion Airport were struck by Iranian missile falls in recent days, causing severe damage with no casualties, prompting the Transportation Ministry to consider reducing the number of passengers allowed per flight.
- An Iranian cluster munition downed a power line in Holon, setting multiple cars on fire next to a residential building, though no injuries were reported, according to Chief Fire Officer Oshri Bason.
- Israel Railways suspended service to and from Tel Aviv Savidor Central station after shrapnel fell near the platforms, with shuttle buses now running between Herzliya, Tel Aviv Savidor Central, and Ben-Gurion Airport.
Why it matters: The simultaneous multi-front strikes killed two civilians, damaged aircraft at Israel's main international airport, downed a power line in Holon, and forced Tel Aviv train suspensions — with the Transportation Ministry now weighing reduced passenger limits per flight. Hezbollah reaching southern Israel for the first time since Operation Roaring Lion began, combined with cluster munition use against a residential area, signals an escalation in both the geographic reach and weapon type of the attacks.
