Cluster warheads

One killed, children among 24 wounded after unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomb detonates in North

Northern District police officers and bomb disposal experts responded to the incident, which was declared a mass-casualty event by the IDF.

|BySHIR PERETS, AARON GLICK
IDF soldiers evacuate wounded victims into a military helicopter after unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated in northern Israel, October 12, 2026.
Iranian ballistic cluster munitions are fired towards Tel Aviv on March 27, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Hezbollah’s use of cluster munitions against Israel may be war crime, HRW says in rare condemnation

“Not only are [cluster munitions] inherently indiscriminate, but unexploded submunitions can kill and injure civilians long after hostilities conclude.”

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Rocket trails are seen in the sky amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya on March 23, 2026.

Iran targeted civilians as tactic of war, new report pushes IRGC accountability - interview

Adv. Uri Morad said that Iran’s missile campaign targeted civilians as a tactic of war, and argued that senior Iranian leaders should face legal action.

|BySAM HALPERN
Magen David Adom paramedics at the scene of shrapnel hitting near a residence in central Israel, April 7, 2026.

Iranian missile fragments hit several locations in central Israel following interception

Sirens sounded across the region at approximately 9:10 a.m. following the identification of an Iranian missile, believed to contain a cluster munitions warhead, according to initial reports.

|ByJAMES GENN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Iranian missile fragments damage MK Gafni's Bnei Brak house, none injured

Gafni and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call following the incident, Yeshiva World News reported.

APRIL 5, 2026ByHODAYA RAN
Security camera footage showing the impact near MK Moshe Gafni's Bnei Brak residence, April 4, 2026.

Iran's use of cluster munitions against Israel may be a war crime - Human Rights Watch

“Iran’s use of cluster munitions in populated areas in Israel poses a foreseeable and long-lasting danger to civilians,” said Patrick Thompson, a researcher at Human Rights Watch.

APRIL 5, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Sixteen wounded in central Israel after Iran launches cluster munitions

An 11-year-old girl from Bnei Brak was taken to the hospital in serious condition due to shrapnel injuries. Her condition reportedly worsened following hospitalization.

APRIL 1, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage in Tel Aviv, April 1, 2026.

Northern Israel faces over 50 Hezbollah rocket launches, drone infiltrations, leaving three injured

Three people were lightly injured in the attacks, including a 6-year-old child. Only two people were taken to a nearby hospital for their injuries. 

MARCH 31, 2026BySHIR PERETS
First responders on scene of a fragment fall after an Iranian cluster munition was intercepted over central Israel on March 31, 2026.

Sirens sound in Dimona area, Netanyahu and Trump float talks with Iran

EU to assess Iran war impact on gas supplies at emergency meeting • Several wounded following wave of Hezbollah rockets • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly unresponsive

MARCH 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Wreckage from a missile impact in Arad. March 23, 2026.

No casualties after Iranian cluster bomb munition hit in central Israel

Additionally, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority announced that emergency responders were dispatched to the Petah Tikva area to conduct searches after reports of damage caused by shrapnel.

MARCH 23, 2026ByJAMES GENN
United Hatzalah emergency responders at the scene of reported shrapnel following an Iranian missile barrage, March 23, 2026.

‘Everything here is destroyed’: Inside Dimona after the Iran missile strike  

In Dimona, residents packed what they could, stared at shattered homes, and tried to understand how a single Iranian missile strike had turned an ordinary street into a scene of ruin.

MARCH 22, 2026ByRAMI SHANI
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, March 22, 2026.

Over 100 wounded in Arad, Dimona, and North in direct hits amid barrage from Iran, Lebanon

At least 47 injured in direct strike on reported school in Dimona • 19 injured in North after Hezbollah rockets hit homes in northern Israeli border towns • Rishon Lezion kindergarten damaged

MARCH 21, 2026ByCORINNE BAUM, TOBIAS SIEGAL, GOLDIE KATZ
The scene where a missile fired from Iran toward southern Israel impacted in the southern city of Dimona, March 21, 2026.

'After the cluster opens, it’s too late:' Israeli expert explains Iranian cluster warhead challenge

Dr. Uzi Rubin tells The Media Line that stopping missiles at high altitude remains the only effective defense once submunitions are released.

MARCH 19, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli center coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026.

Iranian cluster munitions pose additional challenge for Israel's air defenses

Half of the missiles fired by Iran have been cluster warheads that have about 24 submunitions, each containing approximately 2–5 kg of explosives.

MARCH 19, 2026ByREUTERS
An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.