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Dramatic moment Israeli woman knocked to the ground as missile explodes next to her — before getting up and walking away

Nypost · · 373 words · By Anthony Blair
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“Dramatic video shows the moment an Israeli civilian was knocked to the ground Monday by a powerful explosion yards away — before calmly getting up and walking off.”
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Wikipedia entries mention the 2026 Iran war and Petah Tikva's location but do not specifically confirm the described incident involving a civilian being knocked down by an explosion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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“The unidentified woman, 34, had just gotten out of her car when the suspected Iranian cluster munition landed right behind her in the air strike in the city of Petah Tikva, 6 miles east of Tel Aviv, reported Haaretz.”
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Wikipedia entries reference the 2026 Iran war and Petah Tikva's geography but do not mention the specific details about the 34-year-old woman or the suspected Iranian cluster munition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה, pronounced [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva] ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot, or colonies'), is a city in the Central Distri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petah_Tikva
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“She did not have time to jump down on the ground before it fully exploded.”
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“She was miraculously not killed despite the close impact but suffered serious wounds to her chest from shrapnel.”
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“She was evacuated to a nearby hospital, where her condition was upgraded from serious to moderate-to-serious.”
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“Pictures showing her car with shattered windows were also shared online.”
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“A second explosion hit the city of 260,000, also, fewer than 200 yards away from Monday’s strike.”
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Wikipedia entries mention unrelated topics (e.g., 2017 Temple Mount crisis, Ran Ben-Shimon) and do not confirm the second explosion near Petah Tikva.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Temple Mount crisis was a period of violent tensions related to the Temple Mount, which began on 14 July 2017, after a shooting incident in the complex in which Palestinian gunmen killed two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Temple_Mount_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Petah Tikva (Hebrew: פתח תקווה, pronounced [ˈpetaχ ˈtikva] ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (lit. 'Mother of the Moshavot, or colonies'), is a city in the Central Distri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petah_Tikva
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ran Ben-Shimon (Hebrew: רן בן-שמעון; born (1970-11-28)28 November 1970) is a former Israeli football player and current manager, who serves as the head-coach of the Israel national team. As a football…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ran_Ben-Shimon
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“At least five waves of Israeli missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel on Monday, according to the Israeli military.”
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“The bodies of four people were pulled from the rubble of an apartment building in Haifa, a day after an Iranian missile struck it Sunday.”
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“The four fatalities — two men and two women — belonged to the same family, according to the Israeli military.”
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“A total of 20 Israelis have been killed, including four minors, by Iranian missile fire since the start of the recent conflict on Feb. 28.”
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“The attacks come fewer than two weeks after Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles at Israel, boasting that it would 'remove any hope' of continuing US-led negotiations to end the conflict.”
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