Israelis take cover during funeral for mother and daughter killed in an Iranian missile attack

Record ID: 2360419

  • Title: Israelis take cover during funeral for mother and daughter killed in an Iranian missile attack
  • Date: 2nd March 2026
  • Summary: BEIT SHEMESH, ISRAEL (MARCH 2, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MOURNERS TAKING COVER BEHIND CEMETERY WALL, DURING A FUNERAL FOR MOTHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN AN IRANIAN MISSILE ATTACK ON THE CITY OF BEIT SHEMESH ON SUNDAY (MARCH 1) VARIOUS OF MOURNERS PRAYING AROUND BODIES INSIDE MOURNERS CARRYING BODY ON STRETCHER TOWARD BURIAL SITE, CHANTING PRAYER MOURNERS LOWERING BODY INTO
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  • Keywords: Beit Shemesh funeral Iran Iranian missile attack on Beit Shemesh kills 9 Israel U.S.
  • Location: BEIT SHEMESH, ISRAEL 
  • City: BEIT SHEMESH, ISRAEL 
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001006402032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Mourners in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh took cover against a cemetery wall on Monday (March 2) when the warning siren was triggered by a potential attack during the funeral of a mother and her daughter, killed in an Iranian missile strike on Sunday (March 1).
    The mother and daughter were amongst 9 people killed in the attack which also injured a dozen others. The strike hit a residential area in the mostly Ultra Orthodox Jewish city.
    The U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran that started Saturday (February 28) expanded on Monday with no end in sight, with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, and Tehran firing missiles and drones at Gulf states and a British air base as far away as Cyprus.
    After a weekend of bombing that killed Iran's supreme leader, dragged its neighbors into war and shut shipping traffic in the Gulf, markets opened on Monday with energy prices rising sharply, putting the global economic recovery at risk.
    (Production: Nir Elias, Lianne Back)
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