Over the past two years, Beit Shemesh had been spared the heaviest rocket attacks. The town lies in the hills of Judea, roughly midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and has no significant industry or symbolism that our enemies particularly like to target.
That changed abruptly yesterday when a direct hit destroyed a public shelter where people had fled after a missile alert. Several houses were also heavily damaged. Nine people were killed and many others seriously injured.
On the various social media channels in Beit Shemesh, people are talking about the incident, sharing pictures of those killed, and organizing prayer groups for the injured.
🚨BREAKING: Sarah and Ronit, mother and daughter, have been identified as two of the people murdered in the Iranian regime’s missile attacks in Beit Shemesh, central Israel. pic.twitter.com/EurEjrgxuG
— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) March 1, 2026
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