Iran strikes towns near Israel’s key nuclear site, at least 180 wounded
Al Jazeera
Iran targets Dimona and Arad, injuring at least 180, in apparent retaliation for an attack on its Natanz nuclear site.
The Israeli Ministry of Health says at least 180 people have been wounded in Iranian missile attacks on the southern city of Dimona – home to the country’s main nuclear facility – and nearby Arad, in one of the most dramatic escalations since the US-Israel war on Iran began.
Iranian state television framed Saturday’s strikes as a “response” to an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment complex earlier in the day, marking a stark new phase of tit-for-tat targeting in the conflict, now in its fourth week.
At least 116 people were wounded in Arad, including seven seriously, according to Israel’s Health Ministry, with extensive damage reported in the city centre.
Another 64 were wounded in Dimona, with one in serious condition, the ministry said, with multiple shrapnel wounds, after several residential buildings were destroyed.
Reports said the wounded included a 10-year-old boy.
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