Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityOver 115 Wounded Iranian missiles hit southern Israel's Arad and Dimona on Saturday, wounding over 115. The military justified the assumption that the direct hits weren't caused by wide-scale systemic failure by saying that dozens of similar missiles have been successfully intercepted in the pastShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBar PelegMarch 22, 2026An initial investigation by the Israel Air Force into the direct Iranian missile hits in the southern Israeli cities of Arad and Dimona on Saturday night indicates that the missile defense systems failed due to a "chain of malfunctions" rather than a systemic failure, and that the type of missiles has been intercepted in the past.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIsrael - IranCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel Live UpdatesIranEU Settler SanctionsLondon-AntisemitismNetanyahu-60 MinutesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael, Lebanon Resume Talks Amid IDF Eviction Orders, Hezbollah Drone AttacksIran Accuses UAE of Direct Role in Attacks Against It at BRICS MeetingIsraeli AG Suspends Witness Harassment Case Against Netanyahu AidesIsraeli Soldier Killed by Mortar Fire in Southern Lebanon, IDF SaysWhy Israeli Music Icon David Broza Still Believes in the Power of ArtRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump Statue'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran Standoff