Iran says it launched 14th wave of missile strikes on Israel

Iranian missiles targeted Soroka hospital in Beersheba and civilian areas in central Israel on Thursday morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
“We will make the tyrants in Tehran pay the full price,” Netanyahu posted on X.

Two people were seriously injured and at least 30 others suffered mild blast and shrapnel wounds in the latest missile attacks, Magen David Adom said on Thursday.

The Israeli military said on Thursday that 40 fighter jets carried out overnight airstrikes on dozens of military targets across Iran, using more than 100 munitions in a wide-ranging campaign aimed at damaging Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Among the sites struck was a non-operational nuclear reactor near Arak, where a core structure used in plutonium production was targeted. The IDF said the component was essential for weapons-grade plutonium and that the strike was intended to prevent it from being repurposed for nuclear arms development.

Fighter jets also hit facilities near Natanz used for nuclear weapons research and development, according to the IDF. Additional strikes targeted missile production plants, air defense system factories, radar sites, and missile storage facilities.

Health Minister Uriel Buso said Thursday that the missile strike on Soroka Medical Center was a “war crime” by Iran, deliberately targeting civilians and medical staff.

“The missile attack on Soroka is an act of terror and a red line crossed,” Buso said. “This was a war crime by the Iranian regime, deliberately aimed at innocent civilians and medical teams.” He added that prior planning by the health ministry prevented what could have been a major disaster.

The Iranian missile that struck Soroka hospital hit an old surgical building that had been evacuated one day earlier due to safety concerns, Israeli officials said Thursday.

Patients and staff were moved to a safer location on Wednesday, anticipating a possible strike. Magen David Adom director Eli Bin said the health ministry had also ordered further evacuation of the affected floor the night before the attack, helping save lives.