Hezbollah Rockets Strike Central Israel, 16 Hurt Including at Daycare Center

A Hezbollah rocket attack on central Israel Monday afternoon left 16 people with minor injuries, with most casualties occurring in Ramle where a daycare facility was damaged. The militant group claimed it was targeting a communications facility near Beit Shemesh.

Israeli emergency responders treated 16 people for minor injuries Monday afternoon following a rocket barrage launched by Hezbollah that struck multiple locations across central Israel, according to medical officials and police reports.

The majority of those hurt were in the city of Ramle, where emergency medical service Magen David Adom reported treating 14 individuals after a rocket hit a daycare center. All victims in that incident were described as being in good condition by paramedics.

Two additional people sustained light injuries in the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council area from a separate rocket impact, Magen David Adom confirmed.

Law enforcement officials reported that one missile hit “an open area in the Mateh Yehuda [Regional Council] area,” and noted that “damage was caused to infrastructure.”

The Lebanese militant organization claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it had aimed at a communications facility located in the Haela Valley near Beit Shemesh. According to Hezbollah’s statement, the group fired a “barrage of precision missiles” targeting what it called a “satellite communications station.”

However, the targeted facility is actually a civilian operation run by European company SES, not a military installation.

First responders and law enforcement personnel remained on scene following the strikes to evaluate damage and assist with the aftermath, while medical personnel continued caring for those wounded in the rocket attacks.