At least 60 people were wounded on Saturday in an Iranian ballistic cluster missile attack on the southern Israeli city of Dimona. A few hours later, the Negev city of Arad also came under missile fire, with a direct hit on a central residential neighborhood. At least 115 people were wounded, including 10 with serious injuries, but miraculously there were no deaths.
The rockets hit nine residential buildings, but many others were also damaged, including a Leumit Medical Clinic, the Avishur Elementary School and the Arad Mall. Rescue workers declared a mass casualty event.
Iranian missile fragments — including a huge warhead that damaged multiple homes and surrounding buildings — rained down on multiple sites in Dimona. A seven-story building was struck, and multiple vehicles were set ablaze.
Most of the victims were hurt while racing for shelter, although some had shrapnel injuries and others suffered severe anxiety.
The attacks came after a long day of Iranian missile fire aimed mostly at central and northern Israel, with some of the attacks coordinated with Tehran’s proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
AFSI’s take:
Iran’s aim is a multi-front assault to intentionally target and hurt the Israeli population. Israel focuses on targeting Iranian sites to eradicate the terrorist infrastructure. See the difference?