Brief: Iranian missiles hit central Israel, Israel continues to carry out strikes on Gaza.
The Take
Al Jazeera
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🗓️ 15 March 2026
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
This week: 165 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 658 Palestinians in Gaza. Iranian missiles hit central Israel. US bombs critical Iranian oil facility. Israel continues to carry out strikes on Gaza. Israel has killed more than 72,234 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Nida Ibrahim, (@nida_journo), Al Jazeera correspondent
- Zeina Khodr, (@ZeinakhodrAljaz) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Tohid Asadi, (@Htohid_._asadi) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Ibrahim al-Khalili, (@vhemaalkhalili1) Al Jazeera Senior Correspondent
- Mahmoud Abdelwahed, Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced and mixed by Marthe van der Wolf. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Marta VanderWolf and this is the take. |
| 0:11.0 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:18.0 | This week, 165 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 658 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:29.6 | Iranian missiles hit central Israel. |
| 0:33.6 | US bombs critical Iranian oil facility. |
| 0:38.3 | Israel continues to carry out strikes on Gaza. |
| 0:43.3 | Today's Sunday, March 15, Israel has killed at least 72,234 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:57.0 | Israel and the United States continue to strike Iran in what is now the third week of the war. |
| 1:05.0 | More than 1,400 people were killed in Iran. |
| 1:09.0 | At least 15 were killed in Israel and 11 U.S. soldiers were lost. |
| 1:13.6 | Al Jazeera's Nida Ibrahim reports from the occupied West Bank that Iranian retaliatory strikes hit Central Israel on Sunday. |
| 1:23.6 | Five barrages of Iranian-fired missiles have been fired into Israel at least since midnight. |
| 1:31.9 | Now, that's not to mention that Hezbollah has also fired rockets into Israel around the same time. |
| 1:38.5 | This has made the sirens trigger almost non-stop, making it yet another sleepless night for millions of Israelis. |
| 1:46.8 | Now, these Hezbollah rockets mostly have been fired into northern Israel, but there's one |
| 1:52.7 | which has been causing a lot of concern in Israel that was directed, a long-range one that |
| 1:58.7 | was directed towards central Israel. |
| 2:04.2 | U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that U.S. forces bond military installations |
| 2:11.8 | on Kark Island. The island is the export terminal for 90% of Iran's oil shipments. |
| 2:19.3 | But Trump pointed out he decided to spare the island's oil infrastructure for now. |
| 2:26.2 | Al Jazeera, Stohid Asadi, has more from their run. |
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