Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services have said they were evacuating a 17-year-old to hospital with lower limb injuries following a new salvo of Iranian missiles, the second injury in Israel since the morning.

“Update following the missile fire towards Israel, MDA EMTs and paramedics are treating a 17-year-old male and evacuating him to hospital in mild condition with injuries to his lower limbs,” an MDA statement said.

Israeli first responders arrive at a site where debris from a rocket interception fell in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026. — AFP
Israeli first responders arrive at a site where debris from a rocket interception fell in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on February 28, 2026. — AFP

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