A man and a woman in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, were killed by shrapnel injuries from an Iranian missile that was intercepted before it landed, the national ambulance service Magen David Adom said early on Wednesday (March 18), bringing the number of people killed in Israel in the war to at least 14. Haim Sargerof, Tel Aviv District Police Commander said the victims were "just a few meters from the safe room".

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 03:29 UTC