Sirens triggered by Iranian missiles launched at central Israel deprived Israelis of more than three consecutive hours of sleep, as the U.S. and Israel struck Iran in what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war
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Sirens triggered by Iranian missiles launched at central Israel deprived Israelis of more than three consecutive hours of sleep, as the U.S. and Israel struck Iran in what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war
10:26 AM • March 11 2026 IST
Israelis in central cities of the country were unable to sleep for more than three consecutive hours overnight into Wednesday due to a series of missiles fired from Iran, which triggered sirens in cities between Netanyahu in Israel's central north, and Ashdod in the south.
Sirens were sounded across central Israel at approximately 11:30 P.M. Tuesday, 12:50 A.M., 3:40 A.M. and 4:40 A.M.
The Home Front Command's Telegram channel did not provide updates on the last barrage, nor did it report on sirens triggered by rockets fired at the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel.
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Footage circulating from the missile launch at 12:50 A.M. toward central Israel showed numerous interceptor fragments from one of the missiles.
On extending the emergency wartime restrictions until March 26, military officials have explained in a press briefing that it is due to the widespread missile launches towards Israel.
"Those who are looking for this war to be like the twelve-day war last year won't find what they are looking for. They are sporadically firing throughout the day at civilian population centers such as Beit Shemesh and Tel Aviv, as well as at military bases," they added. "The enemy is unsuccessful in coordinating heavier barrages of tens of missiles."
Meanwhile, the United States and Israel pounded Iran on Tuesday with what the Pentagon and Iranians on the ground called the most intense airstrikes of the war, despite global markets betting that President Donald Trump will seek to end the conflict soon.
"Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran: the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever," U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon briefing.
More than 1,300 Iranian civilians have been killed since the U.S. and Israeli airstrikes began on February 28, according to Iran's UN ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani.
Scores have also been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon, while Iranian strikes on Israel have killed 12 people.
In addition to the six U.S. soldiers killed at the outset of the conflict, the Pentagon on Tuesday estimated that about 140 American troops have been wounded. The Defense Department previously said eight U.S. military personnel had been seriously injured.
Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old restaurant worker from Lebanon, had become a naturalized US citizen in 2016, after entering the country on an immigrant Visa.
Additionally, Trump said he believes Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is still alive "in some form," during an interview with FOX's Brian Kilmeade scheduled to air on Friday.
The survey found that after an initial symbolic boost at the start of the campaign, the coalition lost that gain and fell back to 50 Knesset seats.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Two weeks into the war with Iran, the military picture is rapidly evolving, even as broader patterns have begun to emerge.