Israel faced a massive missile attack from Iran on June 19. According to reports, missiles hit several cities including Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Holon, and Beersheba. Emergency teams responded quickly to the attacks.
In Beersheba, Soroka Hospital suffered serious damage. A spokesperson for the hospital confirmed the strike and said, “There has been a strike on the hospital and extensive damage in various areas. We are currently assessing the damage, including injuries.”
As a result of the strikes, a 60-year-old man is reportedly in critical condition.
The Iranian regime targeted Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, Israel with a ballistic missile—hitting a major medical center.#IranUnderAttack #IsraelIranConflict #IranIsrael #IsraeliranWar #iranisraelwar2025 pic.twitter.com/DUCrvHnZzy
— Zita🇺🇸❤️ (@DrOzitababy) June 19, 2025
Hospital Evacuated, Public Asked to Stay Away
Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA), said that 32 people were injured in the missile attacks.
Authorities had evacuated the affected floor of Soroka Hospital a day before the strike. Now, hospital officials have asked the public not to visit the facility. Emergency staff are still working on the scene.
Israeli Official Calls Hospital Strike a War Crime
Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy foreign affairs minister, called the hospital attack “deliberate” and “criminal.” In a post on X, she said, “This is not a military base. This is a hospital. It is the main medical centre for Israel’s entire Negev region.”
She also shared a video showing damage inside the hospital and urged the global community to respond. “The world must speak out,” she wrote.
Iran just hit Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva with a ballistic missile.
— Sharren Haskel השכל שרן (@SharrenHaskel) June 19, 2025
Not a military base. A hospital.
This is the main medical center for Israel’s entire Negev region.
Deliberate. Criminal. Civilian target.
The world must speak out. pic.twitter.com/51rNdOp5Kv
Israel Strikes Iran’s Arak Nuclear Reactor
Soon after the Iranian attack, Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Iran’s Arak heavy-water nuclear facility. Western countries have long viewed this site as dangerous because it could produce plutonium for nuclear weapons.
According to Reuters, Israel attacked the site shortly after warning people in the Arak-Khondab region to evacuate.
Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
In another operation, Israeli forces killed Yassin Abdel Moneim Ezzedine, a top Hezbollah artillery commander in southern Lebanon’s Litani sector.
Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, said that Ezzedine was behind several attacks on Israel. He was also rebuilding Hezbollah’s artillery units.
So far, Hezbollah has not made any public comment on the reported killing.