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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Iran ‘deliberately and maliciously’ struck Soroka, says IDF spokesman
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke rises from where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, June 19, 2025. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says Iran intentionally targeted Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba in its missile attack this morning.
“Let there be no doubt, the Iranian regime deliberately and maliciously fired at the hospital and population center with the intent to harm civilians. This is state-sponsored terrorism and a blatant violation of international law,” Defrin says.
He also notes Iran’s cluster bomb attack on central Israel, “which spreads in order to widen the harm.”
“The terror regime seeks to harm civilians,” Defrin adds.
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