Two Israelis dead in Haifa missile strike, two still feared trapped
The bodies of two people have been recovered from the rubble of a residential building in Haifa struck by an Iranian missile, Israeli rescue services said.
The Fire and Rescue Service said crews “rescued two trapped individuals who were found under the rubble without signs of life” after hours of efforts.
Rescue operations were continuing as teams searched for two additional people believed to be trapped or unaccounted for. The strike hit a residential building, prompting a large emergency response.
Israeli rescue personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed in an Iranian strike in Haifa on 5 April 2026. Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP