Monday, March 23, 2026 – The Regional War

Adi Ronen Argov
Mar 23
3 min read

American-Israeli attack on Iran – day 24

‣ Iran

During the past 24 hours, 379 attacks were documented across 206 locations in 20 provinces.

1. Events:

◦ Targets included a residential building in Tabriz (6 killed); meteorological service building in Bushehr; IRIAF headquarters and residential buildings in Tehran; airbase in Isfahan; and a school in Khorramabad.

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2. Casualties:

◦ During the past 24 hours:

- 36 civilians, including 3 children, killed;

- 138 injured, including 2 children.

◦ Since February 28, 2026:

- 1,443 civilians killed (including 217 children);

- 1,167 military personnel killed;

- 658 unidentified affiliation.

◦ 6,848 injured since the start of the war.

‣ Israel and The West Bank

470 missiles launched so far from Iran toward Israel; 9 direct hits; 35 cluster munitions penetrated air defenses, impacting 193 locations. Over the past week, 220 rockets were launched from Lebanon (more than the previous week), with 779 Hezbollah launch waves reported so far.

1. Events:

◦ Reports included 7 launch rounds within one hour and a direct hit in Qiryat Shmona (8 injured); interception debris in Tel Aviv; a cluster munition impacting 6 areas including Rosh HaAyin; additional interception debris impacts in Kiryat Gat and Safed.

2. Casualties:

◦ During the past 24 hours:

- 153 injured;

- a 60-year-old woman from Ashkelon died of a fall while on her way to a protected space.

◦ Since February 28, 2026:

- 15 Israelis or foreign workers killed, and 4 Palestinian women killed in The West Bank.

◦ Approximately 5,000 injured evacuated to hospitals since the start of the war.

◦ Approximately 5,000 displaced from their homes, including 1,600 in Tel Aviv.

Gulf States and Iraq

‣ United Arab Emirates

◦ Since February 28, 2026: 352 missiles and 1,789 UAVs launched toward the UAE.

‣ Iraq

1. Events:

◦ Additional attacks on the U.S. Victoria base in Baghdad.

Lebanon

22nd consecutive day of the war in Lebanon. Intensive day of combined bombardment and artillery in the Beqaa (east Lebanon), western Lebanon, southern Lebanon, and southern Beirut.

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◦ The Guardian reports deliberate targeting of the healthcare system in Lebanon.

1. Events:

◦ Israel bombs two bridges over the Litani River (Qasmiyeh and Qaaqaaiyet El Jisr); shell hits UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura; reports of renewed use of phosphorus munitions in Hamoul and Naqoura; exchanges of fire in Markaba.