Iran hits Dimona, Israeli town with nuclear facility, despite air defence interceptors
Iran says the attack, which wounded dozens, was in response to a strike on its own Natanz nuclear site
Israel’s military said an Iranian missile on Saturday struck the southern town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility. A second town in the area, Arad, was hit hours later.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue striking Iran after what he called a “very difficult evening”, as the two direct missile hits left scores wounded.
“This is a very difficult evening in the battle for our future,” Netanyahu said in a statement. “We are determined to continue striking our enemies on all fronts”.
The Israeli army said there was a “direct missile hit on a building” in Dimona and it was reviewing how the impact happened despite air defence interceptors being fired.
Video footage from the town showed a large crater gouged into the ground next to piles of rubble and twisted metal. Surrounding buildings had their windows blown out and facades heavily damaged as emergency workers combed through the site.
Iranian state television said a missile attack on the town in the Negev desert was a “response” to an earlier strike on its own nuclear site at Natanz.