Iranian Missile Strike on Israeli Hospital and Tel Aviv High-Rise

Hospital Devastation

• 🏥 Suroka Hospital in Beva, southern Israel, sustained heavy damage from an Iranian missile strike, with the main impact on an old, evacuated surgery building.
• 🤕 While the hospital director noted extensive destruction, the vast majority of staff and patients suffered light injuries from broken glass and falling debris, all treated on-site.
• 🎯 Israel insists the primary target was a nearby military and intelligence base, a claim Iran disputes, stating the hospital was only exposed to the blast wave.

Civilian Areas Targeted

• 🏙️ Beyond the hospital, other Iranian missiles struck a high-rise building in Tel Aviv and sites in central Israel.
• 🚑 The hospital, which also treats soldiers wounded in Gaza, became a focal point of the attack's aftermath.

Israeli Response and Rhetoric

• 🇮🇱 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the damaged hospital, rejecting Iran's claims and emphasizing Israel's focus on military and nuclear sites.
• 🗣️ Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei “should not continue to exist” and instructed the military to intensify strikes on strategic targets in Iran to destabilize the regime.