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Thursday, June 19, 2025
IDF to Iranians: Claims that Soroka was used as military facility are lies; ‘We are not so despicable’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says claims circulated by Iranian media that Soroka Hospital was used as a military facility are “lies.”
“The claim of an attack on an intelligence base or the presence of military equipment under the hospital is another lie. We are not so despicable as to endanger civilians,” the IDF says in a Persian-language statement directed at the Iranian population.
“Attacking hospitals is a crime. Fabricating a reason does not justify it,” it adds.
Soroka was hit by an Iranian ballistic missile this morning, causing extensive damage and wounding several people.
❗️ برای توجیه حمله به مرکز درمانی سوروکا، رژیم تروریستی ایران نقشهای منتشر کرده که از اساس جعلی، ساختهی هوش مصنوعی، و پر از غلط است.
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