A terrifying barrage of roughly 100 missiles launched from Iran rained down on Israel in the early hours of Monday morning, sending half-asleep residents running to shelters, killing at least eight victims, and injuring hundreds.
The large-scale attack, which began just before 4:00 a.m., resulted in direct strikes in multiple cities, including Tel Aviv, Petach Tikvah, Bnei Brak, and Haifa—the latter of which impacted an oil refinery, sparking a huge blaze.
MDA EMTs and paramedics pronounced the deaths of 4 people—2 women and 2 men, all approximately 70 years old—at impact sites in Petach Tikvah and Bnei Brak. Three of the fatalities in Petach Tikvah were found amid the rubble of a high-rise, and a fourth fatality was pulled from the rubble hours later, at about 9 a.m.
A man approximately 80 years old was found lifeless at the site of a missile strike in Bnei Brak. ZAKA was dispatched to the scene following reports of individuals trapped with serious concerns for their safety. After an extensive search, the man was located, but tragically, he was pronounced dead. Additionally, 21 people in Bnei Brak were injured, two moderately, and were evacuated to Maayanei HaYeshua Hospital.
Three additional fatalities were found at an impact site in a residential area in Haifa after hours of searching. The three were first reported as trapped, and contact with them was gradually lost. At about 9:30 a.m., the three were found and pronounced dead.
In Tel Aviv, residential areas also sustained direct missile hits, injuring over 100 people, including a 10-year-old boy who was seriously injured and a newborn baby.
A total of 287 injured victims from the various impact sites were hospitalized by Monday morning at 10 a.m., one in serious condition, 13 in moderate condition, 240 in light condition, and 11 who were suffering from shock. Another 25 had not yet been evaluated.
Israel Fire and Rescue Services confirmed that two high-rise residential buildings suffered direct hits in the assault. The force of the explosions shattered windows, ignited fires, and sent debris crashing through apartments. Eight rescue teams were dispatched to the scenes, working through the chaos and rubble to reach those trapped beneath the wreckage.
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Whatever happened to ‘no missile will fall on Bnei Brak’?
We know why it’s happening. The gemorah states a fire happens where there is chillul shabbos like in Haifa. Why Beni brak got hit besides secular Tel Aviv is because they are not moicha against the Tel Aviv toeiva parade which was suppose to be this past Friday but was canceled due to the war. Sixty thousand homos came from other countries to join and turn Eretz Yisrael into a sodom. Notice meah shearim we’re not hit because they are always being moicha. As the gemorah states if someone is not moicha they too are guilty and could get punished. Scary.
Oy! Oy vay! Hashem have rachmonus! There is a promise from the Chazon Ish and Rav Chaim ztz”l, often quoted, that no missiles will land in Bnei Brak.
The Chazon Ish promised that the merit of Torah would protect the city of Bnei Brak from incidents of terror. Since his passing in 1953, there have been a number of occasions, most notably during the Persian Gulf War, where Reb Chaim Kanievsky invoked the Chazon Ish’s promise to extend the protection that had blanketed the Torah city for decades. Rabbi Kanievsky published a letter on the front page of the Yated Ne’eman wherein he promised that “there is nothing to be afraid of ”because “there will be no bombs in Bnei Brak.” Similar words were said by Hgray”l Steinman during the Gulf War, when not one scud missile landed in Bnei Brak. During the life of the Chazon Ish, when a bomb fell next to Argaman, on the border of Bnei Brak, the Chozon Ish said, “Argaman is not Bnei Brak”. Harav Steinman answered: “The Chazon Ish was not joking, that’s what he felt, that if it was part of Bnei Brak, a bomb would not have fallen there! “When Chazon Ish of blessed memory (Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz) said that there will be no bombs in Bnei Brak…that will certainly happen today, too,” Rabbi Kanievsky wrote. “The words of righteous men are not necessarily abolished after their death,” he added, as a means of explaining that the Chazon Ish’s promise still holds true. Hashem, tzaddikim promised! Multiple Tzaddikim were gozer! Hashem needs to be mekayem!
Beni brak is not the same as a few years ago. You have chillul shabbos among youth who are off the derech. Also there was no toeiva parades back in the Chazon ish times. Today Sodom Tel Aviv neighbors bnei brak. You want to be safe then move to meah shearim
“You want to be safe then move to meah shearim…..”
If you want everyone to be safe, find an opportunity to help defend your family and ALL of your brethren in EY by either joining a segment of the security forces or volunteering in some first responder role instead of making these stupid arguments that one postal code is “safer” than others.