With the launch of Operation Rising Lion and the declaration of a special state of emergency on the home front this morning (Saturday), reports were received of a missile strike near residential homes in the central coastal region. Large Magen David Adom (MDA) teams were dispatched to the scene and treated three fatalities, two people in serious condition, seven moderately injured, 159 with light injuries, and 33 suffering from shock.
Israel and Eti
Israel Aloni, 73, of Rishon Lezion, was killed when the Iranian missile struck his city in the early morning hours. Earlier in the night, Eti Cohen Angel, 74, of Ramat Gan, a mother of four daughters, was also killed when a missile hit her residential building.
Deputy Director of the Ayalon District in MDA, paramedic Rami Meosher, said: “We encountered a difficult and complex scene with extensive destruction across several buildings. Some of the casualties were trapped, others were walking around injured. We rescued an unconscious victim, provided life-saving treatment – and unfortunately, also pronounced deaths at the scene.”
MDA teams have treated a total of 204 people so far, including three killed, two in serious condition, seven moderately injured, 159 lightly injured, and 33 suffering from anxiety. Among the hardest hit areas were three major sites in the Gush Dan region: in Tel Aviv, 13 people were evacuated (two moderate, 11 light); in Ramat Gan, a 74-year-old woman was killed and 30 others were injured; in Rishon Lezion, a man and a woman were killed, and 27 others were evacuated with varying degrees of injury.
