Soroka not a military site, attacking hospitals is a crime, Israeli army says

The Israeli military rejected Iranian account Thursday that Soroka Medical Center housed military facilities, calling them “lies” and saying, “We are not so despicable as to endanger civilians.”

“The claim of an intelligence base or military equipment under the hospital is another lie. Attacking hospitals is a crime. Fabricating a reason does not justify it,” the military said in a Persian-language statement addressed to Iranians.

Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva was struck by an Iranian missile earlier Thursday, causing extensive damage and injuries.