Death toll from Iran missile attack on Israel rises to 8: first respondersCollected photoJERUSALEM, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from an Iranian missile attack Sunday in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh rose to at least eight people, first responders said, in the deadliest strike in the country since the war began. Dozens of Israeli rescue personnel were deployed to the site of the impact, and an AFP photographer saw teams removing a body from the rubble of the building that bore the brunt of the missile strike. "They are bringing all kinds of equipment to try to locate people," said another AFP photographer at the scene of the attack. "Apparently, there are still people underneath," he added, as rescue teams continued their search. Rescue teams continued searching for survivors beneath the debris.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 01, 2026 14:29 UTC