Terrifying missile attack on Israeli hospital leaves dozens injured as Iran reactor hit
Israel and Iran have been exchanging strikes for the past seven days with Donald Trump saying the US is poised to join the conflict on the side of Israel
Smoke billows from a building at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba in southern Israel following an Iranian strike
(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Pictures show the devastation left after a wave of Iranian missiles hit a number of high rise buildings and even a hospital leaving 40 people injured.
The ordinance slammed into the Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba early on Thursday, causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, according to the medical facility.
This comes amid tit-for-tat strikes between the two regional powers with Israel hitting Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, in its latest attack on the country’s sprawling nuclear program.
The conflict erupted a week ago with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting military sites, senior officers and nuclear scientists.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the strike on the hospital and vowed a response, saying: “We will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran.”
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, though most have been shot down by Israel’s Iron Dome air defenses, which detect incoming fire and shoot down missiles heading toward population centers and critical infrastructure. Israeli officials acknowledge it is imperfect.
Iran missiles have broken through Israel's famous Iron Dome defenses.
The ordinance slammed into the the Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba early on Thursday, causing “extensive damage” but no serious injuries, according to the medical facility.
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A firefighter extinguishes a blaze at Soroka Hospital.
This comes amid tit-for-tat strikes between the two regional powers with Israel hitting Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, in its latest attack on the country’s sprawling nuclear program.
The conflict erupted a week ago with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting military sites, senior officers and nuclear scientists.
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Charred equipment in the damaged headquarters of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting in Tehran which was hit by Israeli strikes mid broadcast.
Israel’s military said its fighter jets targeted the Arak facility and its reactor core seal to halt it from being used to produce plutonium.
“The strike targeted the component intended for plutonium production, in order to prevent the reactor from being restored and used for nuclear weapons development,” the military said. Israel separately claimed to have struck another site around Natanz it described as being related to Iran’s nuclear program.
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Israeli rescue team evacuate a man from a destroyed apartment.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the strike on the hospital and vowed a response, saying: “We will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran.”
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