An Iranian missile hit the main hospital in southern Israel early today, causing extensive damage and wounding multiple people as the Israel-Iran conflict escalated with fresh attacks on nuclear facilities and civilian infrastructure. The strike on Soroka hospital marked a significant escalation in targeting civilian medical facilities, with Israeli media showing footage of blown-out windows and heavy black smoke billowing from the medical complex.
Iran has launched its 14th wave of attacks on Israel this morning, firing more than 25 missiles in the latest barrage aimed at strategic targets across the country. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it successfully struck the Israeli army’s cyber command headquarters and an intelligence centre in Gav Yam. Another missile reportedly hit a high-rise and several residential buildings near Tel Aviv. According to Israel’s national rescue service, at least 40 people were wounded in the attacks. Reports also indicate that the Israeli stock exchange building sustained damage, as the overall toll of the conflict continues to rise. Israeli authorities now confirm at least 24 fatalities from Iranian strikes so far, with one of the most serious incidents involving a direct hit on the Sorokka hospital, the most significant attack on medical infrastructure since the conflict began.
The conflict has taken a dangerous turn with Israel’s overnight attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, which the Israeli military claims houses components and equipment used to develop nuclear weapons. This marks the second reported strike on Natanz this week, following earlier attacks that the International Atomic Energy Agency’s chief confirmed likely destroyed underground uranium enrichment centrifuges. Israeli forces also reportedly attacked Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor. Heavy-water reactors pose a nuclear proliferation risk because they can easily produce plutonium, which can be used to make the core of an atomic bomb.
Israel has gained decisive air superiority over Iranian territory, establishing what military officials describe as complete control over Tehran’s skies and systematically destroying Iran’s missile launch capabilities. The Israeli Defence Forces reported striking dozens of missile launchers representing more than a third of Iran’s total arsenal, often hitting them just as they prepare to launch attacks. This tactical advantage has enabled Israel to create an air corridor to Tehran and launch a new wave of raids on the Iranian capital, with authorities warning residents in the villages of Arak and Khondab to evacuate before strikes on military infrastructure.
Despite Israel’s air dominance, Iran continues launching fewer but more targeted missile attacks daily, with the Revolutionary Guard Corps maintaining its campaign. The reduced frequency of Iranian attacks reflects the systematic destruction of launch sites and missiles before they can be deployed, according to Israeli military assessments.
US President Donald Trump continues weighing military intervention options as the conflict threatens to expand across West Asia. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued stark warnings to Washington that any American strikes on Iranian territory would result in ‘serious irreparable consequences’, raising the stakes for potential U.S. involvement in the escalating hostilities.
