Israel's Dimona "Directly Hit" by Iranian Missile, Sensitive Nuclear Facilities Nearby
Xinhua News Agency Jerusalem/Tehran, March 21 - According to local rescue departments, the southern Israeli city of Dimona was hit by a missile attack on the evening of the 21st, resulting in the collapse of a building and 39 injuries. Iranian media subsequently confirmed that Iran launched a missile attack on Dimona that day.
Israel's Channel 12 television aired a video filmed by witnesses at the scene, showing a glowing object, suspected to be a missile, descending from the sky, accelerating at the end, and directly striking a distant neighborhood, followed by an explosion of fire, along with the sounds of intense explosions, vibrations, and shattering glass. The website of the "Times of Israel" reported that rescue departments stated, "The missile directly hit a building in the city."
Dimona is located in the Negev Desert, near a sensitive Israeli nuclear facility.
Multiple air raid sirens were sounded in various locations in southern Israel that day.
Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported that after the Iranian missile attack on southern Israel, a large explosion occurred in Dimona.
Iranian forces launched a missile attack on a building in Dimona, Israel, on March 21, resulting in the collapse of the structure and injuring 39 individuals. Eyewitnesses reported a missile striking the area, followed by significant explosions. The attack occurred near a sensitive nuclear facility, prompting multiple air raid alerts in southern Israel.
- A missile struck a building in Dimona, Israel, causing its collapse and injuring 39 people.
- Iranian media confirmed the missile attack on March 21.
- Eyewitnesses reported seeing a glowing object descending and striking the area, followed by explosions and destruction.
- Dimona is near a sensitive Israeli nuclear facility.
- Multiple air raid sirens were activated in southern Israel on the same day.