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Missile Strikes Claim First Fatality, Deadliest Attack in Israel

3/2/2026

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Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, a Philippine national and caregiver, died on March 1, 2026 in Tel Aviv after assisting her patient during an Iranian missile strike, the first fatality in the conflict.
In a separate incident, an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh killed nine people and injured at least 50, the deadliest strike in the current conflict.
The Israeli Air Force is investigating the Beit Shemesh intercept failure.

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Mary Anne Velasquez de Vera, a Philippine national and caregiver, died on March 1, 2026 in Tel Aviv after assisting her patient during an Iranian missile strike, the first fatality in the conflict.
In a separate incident, an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh killed nine people and injured at least 50, the deadliest strike in the current conflict.
The Israeli Air Force is investigating the Beit Shemesh intercept failure.