Israeli rescuers search for missing in building strike by Iranian missile, two dead
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“Israeli firefighters were searching for two missing people in the rubble of a residential building in Haifa after it was struck by an Iranian missile that killed two others, authorities said on Monday (April 6, 2026).”
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Wikipedia entries mention the 2026 Iran war and unrelated topics (BAZAN Group, Twelve-Day War), but none specifically reference the April 6, 2026 missile strike in Haifa, its casualties, or missing persons.
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— BAZAN Group (BAZAN, Hebrew: בז"ן – בתי זיקוק לנפט בע"מ), formerly Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL), is an oil refining and petrochemicals company located in Haifa Bay, Israel. It operates the largest oil re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAZAN_Group
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
“The direct hit on a seven-storey building tore through sections of the structure which has partially collapsed, the military and rescue services said.”
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No Wikipedia or other evidence confirms the partial collapse of a seven-storey building in Haifa due to the missile strike. Existing evidence focuses on unrelated topics.
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— BAZAN Group (BAZAN, Hebrew: בז"ן – בתי זיקוק לנפט בע"מ), formerly Oil Refineries Ltd. (ORL), is an oil refining and petrochemicals company located in Haifa Bay, Israel. It operates the largest oil re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAZAN_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAZAN_Group
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
“AFP footage showed rescuers using flashlights to search through rubble and scattered concrete blocks.”
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No evidence confirms rescuers using flashlights at the missile strike site. Wikipedia entries reference unrelated events (e.g., November 2016 fires, April 22) and the 2026 Iran war timeline.
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— April 22 is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 253 days remain until the end of the year.
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— In November 2016, a wave of wildfires and urban fires occurred in Israel from Beersheva in the south to Nahariya in the north. Some of the fires occurred naturally; others were arson attacks. On Novem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2016_Israel_fires
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2016_Israel_fires
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“The strike took place minutes after the military warned it had detected a new round of missiles fired from Iran at around 15:00 GMT.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about the timing of the missile strike relative to Israel'sՊ military detection at 15:00 GMT.
“Elad Edri, chief of staff of Israel's Home Front Command, said that four people were missing.”
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No evidence confirms the number of missing persons or their connection to the missile strike.
“Israel's Fire and Rescue Services said later that two of the four people trapped under the rubble had been found dead.”
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No evidence confirms the fate of the missing persons or their discovery.
“The building was hit by a 'direct impact of a missile', a military spokesperson told AFP, confirming it was fired from Iran.”
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No evidence confirms Israel's military attribution of the missile strike to Iran.
“Israel's emergency service, Magen David Adom, said four people were wounded in the strike, including a 10-month-old baby who suffered a head injury.”
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No evidence confirms casualties, including the injured baby, related to the missile strike.
“An 82-year-old man was also in a 'serious condition', MDA said. A hospital later said he was stable.”
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No evidence confirms the medical status of the 82-year-old individual or their connection to the incident.
“He was 'wounded by a heavy object and the blast', the MDA said, adding that the other three suffered shrapnel and blast injuries.”
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“Dozens of Israeli security and members of rescue forces were deployed at the site of the strike, an AFP correspondent reported.”
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“Images and footage published by MDA show smoke rising from the remains of a flattened building in a densely populated area, and stretchers laid on the road by rescuers for casualties.”
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“MDA paramedic Shevach Rothenshtrych quoted residents saying that there were casualties trapped under the rubble on the lower floors, and the 82-year-old was rescued after first responders 'managed to move large pieces of concrete with our hands'.”
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“His colleague Tal Shustak said that when emergency calls were received, 'we were dispatched in large forces to the scene and saw extensive destruction, including glass, smoke and concrete scattered across the ground'.”
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“On Monday (April 6), the military detected fresh waves of missiles fired from Iran, and each time it said its 'defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat'.”
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“Iran has fired missiles daily at Israel since February 28, in retaliation to joint U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country that has killed several top Iranian leaders, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei.”
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“Since the start of the conflict, Israeli and U.S. airstrikes have attacked a number of Iran's missile production sites and also nuclear facilities.”
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