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Blasts heard in central Israel, Jerusalem and Ramallah

The escalating conflict triggered widespread alarms across Israel and the occupied West Bank on Saturday night as a new wave of Iranian retaliatory strikes targeted the area.

AFP WORLD
Published March 01,2026
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AFP journalists heard a series of blasts in Jerusalem, central Israel and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday night, with a journalist in Tel Aviv reporting a large explosion.

The blasts followed sirens, after the military said it had identified a new round of missiles launched from Iran.