Iran resumed hourly missile and rocket barrages against Israeli cities on Tuesday, ending an 11-hour pause that had coincided with President Trump's claims of ceasefire progress. Ten barrages were launched from Iranian territory and two from Lebanon. Cluster munitions struck Bnei Brak, a densely populated city adjacent to Tel Aviv, wounding 12 people — six of them children. A 94-year-old woman was pulled from the top floor of a building that took a direct hit. A 100-kilogram warhead landed between residential buildings in central Tel Aviv. In northern Israel, the combined attacks killed one woman and wounded at least 18.
The timing follows a pattern NOW visible across the war's fourth week. The pause began as Trump announced his postponement of the power-plant strike ultimatum on Sunday, citing "very good and productive conversations" with Tehran . The resumption came after Iran categorically denied any negotiations and parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf accused Trump of market manipulation. Whatever purpose the pause served — operational reset, ammunition conservation, or a signal to mediators — it did not reflect movement toward a ceasefire.
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper reported on Sunday that Iranian forces NOW fire missiles "one or two at a time," down from dozens at the war's opening . The American Enterprise Institute assessed launch rates have fallen more than 90% since 28 February. The capacity is degraded; the threat to civilians is not. Cluster munitions — weapons that scatter submunitions across a wide radius — compensate for reduced launch volume with indiscriminate effect on the ground. Days earlier, an Iranian cluster munition struck an empty kindergarten in Rishon LeZion, leaving 11 impact craters . The Bnei Brak strike hit an occupied residential neighbourhood. The two barrages from Lebanese territory confirm Hezbollah continues to function as a coordinated second front despite Israeli operations south of the Litani, including the killing of Radwan Force commander Abu Khalil Barji days earlier .
