Four of the fatalities, caused by a missile that fell between two buildings in central Israel, were a 10-year-old boy, a young girl, a 69-year-old woman, and an 80-year-old woman. Two additional bodies were recovered from the rubble later in the morning

The IDF said that, amid concerns Iran's regional proxies in Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria may assist it in the conflict, the army is stationing troops along Israel's borders to guard against possible infiltration attempts or Hezbollah joining the fighting

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The fallen soldier was identified as 21-year-old Sgt 1st Class (res.) Noam Shemesh from Jerusalem

The four victims were identified as Manar Khatib, 45, and her two daughters – Shada, 20, and Hala, 13 – as well as their relative Manal Khatib, 41. Ten people were lightly wounded