According to the Israeli government, an Iranian missile exploded over several holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City. “An Iranian missile exploded over Jerusalem’s Old City. Its fragments fell on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter and on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Israel stated. “The Iranian regime is firing missiles toward Jerusalem’s holy sites, endangering Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike. Israel, meanwhile, acts to protect worshippers of all faiths in its capital city,” it added. An Iranian missile exploded over Jerusalem’s Old City. Its fragments fell on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter and on the Temple Mount near the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Iranian regime is firing missiles toward Jerusalem’s holy sites,… pic.twitter.com/8vKyURiGVW — Israel ישראל (@Israel) March 16, 2026 More from The Jerusalem Post: Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites Shmuel Rabinowitz condemned Iranian fire toward Jerusalem on Monday after missile and interceptor fragments fell in and around the Old City, including near the Temple Mount, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Jewish Quarter, and the Western Wall. The incident raised concern because the area contains some of the holiest sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This makes any strike in the area an especially sensitive subject internationally. In a statement released on Tuesday, Rabinowitz said Jerusalem was “a global symbol of holiness” and called any attack near sacred sites a serious violation. “Jerusalem is a global symbol of holiness; harming the area in which the sacred sites of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are located is a grave act that has no place,” he said. His remarks came after debris fell on Monday evening in parts of Jerusalem’s Old City, one of the most religiously and politically sensitive areas in the world. Israeli police reportedly found missile and interceptor fragments at holy sites. BREAKING – Israeli police said they found missile and interceptor fragments at holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday, including areas near the Al-Aqsa mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.https://t.co/oX0KcPzVEE — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 16, 2026 The Christian Post shared further: In this war, Jerusalem is seemingly more in the line of fire than it has been in recent conflicts. Shrapnel landed in the city a few times in the past 17 days, including on Saturday, when a missile fragment damaged an apartment building (that houses an American embassy worker). But to many, the Old City was still considered “off limits,” with its glut of holy sites in the geographically compact area. Whether random shrapnel from interceptions or deliberate targeting — nobody knows — Jerusalem is more active and residents more jittery than in prior wars. Like most families in the Old City, John’s family does not have a shelter in their home, and there are no public shelters in the Christian, Armenian and Muslim Quarters. The primary concern is the children, said one Christian resident of the Old City, who asked not to be named.