Six Wounded in Israel after Iran Missile Fire

Smoke rises after an Iranian projectile falls in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
Smoke rises after an Iranian projectile falls in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
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Six Wounded in Israel after Iran Missile Fire

Smoke rises after an Iranian projectile falls in Tel Aviv (Reuters)
Smoke rises after an Iranian projectile falls in Tel Aviv (Reuters)

Six people were wounded, some by shrapnel, at blast sites in central Israel on Sunday, according to first responders, after the military said it had detected a new wave of Iranian missiles.

A spokesperson for Magen David Adom emergency services said "medics and paramedics are providing medical treatment and evacuating" the wounded to hospitals, AFP reported.

A 40-year-old man was in a serious condition, while a 25-year-old man was moderately injured and a further three people were in mild condition, they said.

A spokesperson for the Ichilov hospital in Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv said one man wounded in the neck was receiving urgent treatment.

Earlier at least 10 explosions were heard over Tel Aviv by AFP journalists.

Israeli media showed images it said were from Tel Aviv of a blast hole in a street with a damaged car jutting out of it.

The Israeli military had warned prior to the blasts that it had "identified missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel".

In a separate media briefing prior to the missile warning, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said that Iran's "firepower has dropped dramatically all across the region, not only towards Israel".

Iran has been firing missiles at Israel and countries across the region in response to a US-Israeli campaign that killed supreme leader Ali Khamenei.



Iran's Foreign Ministry Dismisses Idea of Talks While Country is Under Attack

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei (Iranian News Agency)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei (Iranian News Agency)
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Iran's Foreign Ministry Dismisses Idea of Talks While Country is Under Attack

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei (Iranian News Agency)
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei (Iranian News Agency)

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson downplayed the likelihood of a ceasefire as long as attacks continue, Iran's Student News Network reported on Monday, ‌adding that ‌Iran would ‌continue ⁠to defend itself.

"There ⁠is no point to talks about anything but defense and crushing retaliations ⁠against enemies," ‌Esmaeil ‌Baghaei said, before reiterating ‌that Tehran has ‌no war to fight with its Muslim neighbors but must ‌target "facilities used by aggressors" for its legitimate ⁠defense.

The ⁠foreign ministry spokesperson also denied any Iranian attack against Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Cyprus, pointing instead at what he called "false flag attacks."


Japan to Deploy Counter-Strike Missiles Closer to China

 A vehicle carrying the first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, arrives at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, early Monday, March 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
A vehicle carrying the first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, arrives at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, early Monday, March 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Japan to Deploy Counter-Strike Missiles Closer to China

 A vehicle carrying the first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, arrives at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, early Monday, March 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
A vehicle carrying the first batch of domestically developed long-range missiles, arrives at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, early Monday, March 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday.

The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to position its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), in Kumamoto, Kyushu region, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a regular briefing.

"I have been told that once the necessary preparation has been made, the ministry of defense will brief local residents" about the move, said the top government spokesman.

Japan is attempting to shore up its military capacity as China increases its naval activities in the East China Sea.

It wants to hold its "counter-strike" capacity and use the missiles to hit enemy bases if Japan comes under direct attack.

Japan's ties with Beijing quickly soured after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hinted in November that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on self-ruled Taiwan.

China views Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out taking it by force.

Since Takaichi's remark, Beijing has imposed economic pressure on Tokyo and discouraged Chinese nationals from visiting Japan.

Local media said Japan's ground force delivered a launcher for the missiles to Kumamoto overnight without an advance notice to local communities, prompting dozens of opponents to stage a protest in front of a local military base.

Critics of the move say the missiles' deployment could make the area a target of possible enemy attacks.


At Least 14 Dead after Migrant Boat Crashes into Coast Guard Vessel off Southern Türkiye

A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 25, 2018. (Reuters)
A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 25, 2018. (Reuters)
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At Least 14 Dead after Migrant Boat Crashes into Coast Guard Vessel off Southern Türkiye

A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 25, 2018. (Reuters)
A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 25, 2018. (Reuters)

At least 14 people were killed when an inflatable boat carrying migrants crashed into a Turkish coast guard vessel off Türkiye’s southern province of Antalya on Monday, ‌the coast ‌guard said ‌in ⁠a statement.

The coast ⁠guard said the high-speed boat was detected early on Monday off the coast of the ⁠Finike district of ‌Antalya ‌and that it tried to ‌flee from the ‌coast guard despite repeated warnings to stop. It later collided with a ‌coast guard vessel, the statement added.

It said six ⁠migrants ⁠and one Turkish national were rescued, but that 14 were found dead and 15 others were caught after continuing in their boat until they reached land.