On Thursday, Israel hits Iran, and Iranian missiles struck Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, Israel, overnight.
The attack on the hospital injured 40 people, mostly patients and staff. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran’s leaders would pay the “full price” for their actions.
Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed that Israel had been ordered to intensify air‑strikes targeting Tehran’s strategic assets to eliminate threats and destabilise the “Ayatollah regime.”
Netanyahu also warned that continued strikes could lead to the fall of Iran’s government. Israel claimed responsibility for air‑strikes on the Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
An Israeli military spokesperson initially stated that Bushehr had also been targeted, but this was later corrected. Iran’s Arak facility, home to a partially built heavy‑water reactor, was confirmed as a strike target.
U.S. President Donald Trump has not clarified America’s role in the conflict. On Wednesday, he said, “Nobody knows what I will do.”
A day earlier, he hinted at assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader and demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” via social media.
A week of Israeli air‑strikes has killed hundreds in Iran, including senior military leaders, and damaged nuclear infrastructure, while Iranian missile strikes have killed at least two dozen Israeli civilians.
Reactor site struck, Iran Silences Media
The Israeli army said the Khondab nuclear site near Arak was struck, including the partially built heavy‑water reactor.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the reactor was hit but noted it did not contain radioactive material.
Since the strikes began, Iran has stopped providing casualty updates and cut off media and internet access. Authorities have banned public filming, citing espionage concerns.
Arash, 33, a government employee in Tehran, said a building next to his home in the Shahrak‑e Gharb neighbourhood had been destroyed.
“I saw at least three dead children and two women in that building. Is this how Netanyahu plans to ‘liberate’ Iranians? Stay away from our country,” he told Reuters by telephone.
Israel issued evacuation orders in Tehran, and many residents fled. Eleven‑year‑old Samira, now in Urmia with her grandparents, said, “I just want to go home.”
Iran’s missiles breached Israeli defences, hitting homes and infrastructure. Shlomi Kodesh, head of the damaged hospital in Beersheba, said several wards collapsed or were at risk.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed they were targeting nearby Israeli military offices, but an Israeli official denied this, saying the hospital was deliberately targeted.
In Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv, a missile struck a residential building. Local resident Yaniv described the explosion as “very scary.”
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