Herzog: Hospital hit by Iranian ballistic missile ‘cares for Israelis of all faiths and our neighbors the Palestinians’

President Isaac Herzog describes how the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, hit in this morning’s ballistic missile attack from Iran, is a beacon of coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians.

Herzog says that vulnerable civilians were targeted in the barrage.

“A baby in intensive care. A mother by their bedside. A doctor rushing between beds. An elderly resident in a nursing home. These were some of the targets of Iran’s missile attacks on Israeli civilians this morning,” Herzog writes on social media.

“Soroka Hospital, located in Be’er Sheva, is one of Israel’s finest—serving the entire Negev region, caring for Israelis of all faiths and our neighbors the Palestinians who come especially to be treated there. Its devoted staff—Jews and Arabs—work side by side in extraordinary harmony, united by the mission to heal,” he writes.

“In moments like these, we are reminded of what’s truly at stake, and the values we are defending,” the president concludes.