Tel Aviv, March 26: An Iranian missile struck near Dimona, bypassing Israel’s air defense systems. This area houses the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center and reactor.
According to the Home Front Command, air raid sirens were activated to warn of incoming missile threats. The Israeli military has not officially confirmed whether the missile was intercepted. The Magen David Adom ambulance service reported no injuries.
Kan TV stated that the missile targeted Dimona, located approximately 13 kilometers northwest of the nuclear site in the Negev Desert. However, it remains unclear if any damage occurred.
The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, often referred to as the “Dimona reactor,” is one of Israel’s most secure locations. Iran has consistently targeted this region since a missile attack on Dimona injured 64 people. Tehran claimed this attack was retaliation for an Israeli strike on the Natanz nuclear facility.
Israeli officials reported that on March 24, a missile fired from Iran targeted Tel Aviv, injuring several individuals and damaging buildings and vehicles.
Loud explosions were heard in Tel Aviv, with witnesses noting heavy smoke rising from both the northern and southern parts of the commercial center.
Israeli Army Radio cited security officials indicating that the missile appeared to be of a cluster type, containing multiple smaller bombs, each weighing around 100 kilograms. Fragments from these bomblets fell across various locations.
Miki David, the Home Front Command commander for the Tel Aviv district, informed reporters that the missile landed between buildings in northern Tel Aviv, creating a powerful shockwave that severely damaged three structures. He assured that the shelters in these buildings remained secure, and those inside were unharmed.
Photos shared on social media showed a crater at the impact site.
In a statement, the Israeli military announced that search and rescue teams were deployed to “several sites” in central Israel following reports of impacts.
Magen David Adom reported that six individuals suffered minor injuries but did not require hospitalization.
Throughout the night and into Tuesday morning, air raid sirens sounded seven times across Israel amid ongoing Iranian missile attacks. The latest missile strike activated sirens in southern Israel, including Dimona, where the country’s nuclear facility is located.
This attack coincided with the 25th day of regional conflict, maintaining high tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed negotiations, which Iran dismissed as “fake news.”
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