Breaking through the interception, Iran attacks southern Israel
On Saturday night, Iran launched two waves of bombing against southern Israel, with multiple missiles breaking through Israel's defenses, causing at least 100 injuries and the greatest material losses in the country since the war began three weeks ago.
All Israeli television stations broadcast scenes of large-scale destruction of buildings and crowds of rescue workers searching for survivors among the ruins.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu admitted, "This was a very difficult night." He vowed, "We are determined to continue striking the enemy on all fronts."
The first wave of missile attacks from Iran targeted Dimona, a key city considered to be the center of Israel's nuclear research and development.
According to foreign media reports, despite Israel's "strategic ambiguity" policy, which neither confirms nor denies its possession of nuclear weapons, the nuclear facilities here have been involved in the production of nuclear weapons, including plutonium needed for nuclear warheads, for several decades.
A missile exploded in the city of Dimona, just five kilometers away from the nuclear research center, according to rescuers, injuring 39 people. Images sent by AFP show several buildings collapsed or shaken down, with debris, broken wood, and concrete blocks everywhere, "like a battlefield."
Shortly after, Iran launched another round of missiles toward Israel. One missile exploded in the city of Arad, and according to preliminary assessments, at least 75 people were injured, six of whom suffered serious injuries.
According to firefighters from the southern region of the country, "The interceptors were triggered in Dimona and Arad, but none were successful in intercepting, leading to two ballistic missiles carrying hundreds of kilograms of explosive warheads directly hitting the target."
The Israeli military also admitted that they had attempted to intercept Iranian missiles, but the interception failed, and they are now investigating the cause.
AFP quoted firefighters who were rescuing victims in Arad, saying, "The missile hit the downtown area and several apartment buildings," "three buildings were directly hit," causing fires and "severe structural damage."
The head of the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, MDA organization, said, "The scale of the event is very large." The organization cited Riyad Abu Ajaj, another MDA official, saying that the scene was "a mess." "We are trying to find other victims who may be buried under the rubble."
According to the Israeli TV channel TV12, the explosive charge of the missile that fell in Arad was at least 450 kilograms.
The double attack on Saturday night, even if not the deadliest since the outbreak of the war, was the most severe in terms of the extent of the damage.
At the same time, it also means that Iran still has the resources available to counter Israel and the United States' bombing.
Source: rfi
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