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WATCH: Iranian missile hits outside Samaria town

The attack caused damage to several homes but no injuries were reported.

Smoke rises from an Israeli community in Samaria after a ballistic missile fired by Iran hit the area, June 8, 2026. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Smoke rises from an Israeli community in Samaria after a ballistic missile fired by Iran hit the area, June 8, 2026. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

An Iranian ballistic missile impacted in vineyards just outside a residential community in Samaria on Monday morning, the Kan News public broadcaster reported.

The attack caused damage to several homes but no injuries were reported, according to the Israel Police.

“Police officers and police bomb disposal experts from the Judea and Samaria District, together with Border Police bomb disposal units operating in Judea and Samaria, are currently conducting searches in the Samaria area for fallen projectile debris,” the force stated.

“The public is urged to remain attentive and follow all instructions issued by the relevant authorities,” it said. “Israel Police remains fully deployed across all communities and will continue to operate to ensure the safety and security of the public.”

Reut Ben Gigi, whose home was impacted by one of the missiles in Samaria, described the experience as “very frightening” in an interview with Ynet.

“I ran to the bomb shelter with my baby in my arms together with my husband and our two older children. We managed to get there, but some of our neighbors did not. Only after we came out of the shelter and understood what had happened did we realize how close we were to disaster. We are asking that more shelters be added in the neighborhood so that every family can reach a protected space in time,” she told the outlet.

Four homes in the community were damaged by the impact of an Iranian missile, according to the report.

Ben Gigi said that the town has only one bomb shelter for 40 families.

“It takes me a minute [to enter the shelter] because I live nearby; others need to drive. It’s crowded and suffocating there. We were raised from a young age on ‘holding on,’ even though they try to break us. We will try to get more shelters so there will be a protected space for our children,” she added.

Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, was quoted as saying, “The strike in the heart of a residential neighborhood could have ended in a major disaster. Samaria is Israel’s interception line, and in this case also its impact line. We will continue to support the affected families and assist them as needed. At the same time, the state must close the protection gaps in the communities and add shelters in order to save lives.”

Air-raid sirens sounded repeatedly across northern Israel and Samaria overnight Sunday and into Monday morning as Iran fired missile targeting the country, including the Jerusalem area.

The Israel Defense Forces said most of the projectiles were intercepted, and no injuries were reported.

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