Courtesy of JNS. Photo credit: United Hatzalah
A United Hatzalah volunteer carries a baby from the scene of an Iranian missile strike in Beersheva, March 2, 2026
(JNS) — Emergency medical services responded to a direct Iranian missile impact in Beersheva on Mar. 2, as the Jewish state absorbed a third day of strikes in Tehran’s war against Israel and the United States.
Magen David Adom crews treated and evacuated a 35‑year‑old man to the city’s Soroka Medical Center who was moderately wounded and 18 others who were lightly hurt, all by flying glass.
United Hatzalah said its medical teams were treating several lightly injured, conscious victims after a building was hit in the capital of the Negev.
Three people were wounded on Mar. 1 when an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into a highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
MDA medics and paramedics treated the victims and evacuated them to Shaare Zedek, Hadassah Ein Kerem and Hadassah Mount Scopus hospitals, including a 46-year-old man in serious condition with shrapnel wounds, two people lightly hurt and two suffering from anxiety.
The Israel Police said roughly six people with varying injuries were evacuated from the scene, where the blast also damaged nearby infrastructure and vehicles. Jerusalem District chief Avshalom Peled and Jerusalem Border Police commander Shimon Dahan held a situation assessment at the site with senior officers.
In the Tel Aviv area, a 45-year-old man was lightly hurt by a missile fragment, officials said. MDA teams evacuated him to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan’s Tel Hashomer neighborhood after providing initial treatment at the scene for a facial injury. Several additional people were treated for light injuries incurred on their way to protected spaces and for anxiety.
Israel’s National Center for Forensic Medicine said on Mar. 2 it has completed the identification of all nine Israelis killed in the Beit Shemesh missile disaster on Mar. 1.
Dr. Ricardo Nachman, head of the center’s forensic clinical testing unit, said the bodies were brought and identified using a range of scientific methods in coordination with the Israel Police.
He described it as the most complex and difficult case the institute has handled since the start of “Operation Roaring Lion,” and said identification took several hours.
“We share the grief of the families at this difficult time,” said Nachman.
The Iranian missile, carrying roughly 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of explosives, struck the building at approximately 2 p.m., collapsing an underground bomb shelter accessible by two flights of stairs, Channel 12 News reported.
At least three victims were killed inside the shelter itself, with additional fatalities found in the stairwell, at the shelter entrance and outside the building. Investigators are examining whether the shelter door was open at the time of impact.
A preliminary investigation found that the shelter did not meet current protection standards, though Channel 12 reported that investigators believe even a fully compliant shelter likely could not have withstood a direct hit of such magnitude. Interception attempts were made but failed — the interceptor missed its target, though no technical malfunction was found, according to the Israeli military.
777 evacuated to hospitals since start of ‘Roaring Lion’
Israel’s Health Ministry reported on Monday that 777 people have been evacuated to hospitals since the launch of “Operation Roaring Lion” on Saturday morning, with 86 patients remaining hospitalized or in the emergency room.
Of those, four are in serious condition — half with injuries not directly caused by missile strikes — 20 are in satisfactory condition, 58 are in good condition and four are undergoing medical evaluation.
Officials urged the elderly to exercise caution when moving to protected spaces during alerts, warning that falls pose a significant risk. The ministry also called on neighbors of senior citizens to help them identify the nearest shelter, practice reaching it in advance, and when possible, move to the protected space before an alarm sounds.
