War towards Iran: Many injured in assaults in Israel | EUROtoday

As of: March 22, 2026 • 3:05 a.m

More than 100 individuals have been injured in Iranian missile assaults in Israel. Among these affected was the city of Dimona, close to a nuclear analysis heart. Iran spoke of a “reaction” to the Nathan assault.

More than 100 individuals have been injured in an Iranian missile assault close to the town of Dimona in southern Israel. The Israeli military mentioned there had been a “direct rocket hit into a building.” The rescue service mentioned it handled 33 injured individuals in Dimona and one other 75 injured individuals within the close by metropolis of Arad, the place there was additionally a rocket assault.

Iran mentioned it attacked Israel in retaliation for a earlier assault on the Nathan nuclear facility. As the Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom introduced, its paramedics in Dimona handled, amongst different issues, a ten-year-old boy with severe accidents and a girl with average accidents. 31 individuals have been barely injured by splinters or on the best way to the shelters. 14 different individuals have been additionally handled for shock.

Images from AFPTV confirmed a big crater and a pile of rubble. The home windows and facades of surrounding buildings have been badly broken. The emergency service launched a video displaying a burning house constructing within the metropolis.

Another severe assault in Arad

In the night, the Israeli military reported one other “direct hit” within the metropolis of Arad, which is north of Dimona. Israeli media footage confirmed closely broken buildings. The emergency service mentioned 75 individuals have been handled in Arad and brought to hospitals in dozens of ambulances. Ten individuals suffered severe accidents.

The Israeli military now needs to analyze the failure of its air protection. A spokesman mentioned the system was energetic however was unable to intercept the projectiles.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned that after the “very difficult evening,” Israel was decided to proceed attacking its “enemies on all fronts.”

The Dimona Nuclear Research Center is situated outdoors the town of the identical identify within the Negev Desert. According to the official description, it’s a nuclear analysis heart. However, it’s broadly believed that the power can be used to supply nuclear weapons. Israel has by no means formally confirmed its possession of nuclear weapons, however it has by no means denied it both.

IAEA requires “utmost military restraint.”

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mentioned on on-line service Increased radiation ranges have been due to this fact not detected within the area. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi known as for the best army restraint, “particularly in the vicinity of nuclear facilities.”

Iran had beforehand reported US-Israeli assaults on the home Natan nuclear facility. Iranian state tv reported that the assault on Dimona was a “reaction” to the assault on Natans. The Israeli military denied that it had attacked the nuclear facility.

According to media reviews, a number of individuals have been additionally injured in rocket assaults by the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militia on northern Israel. There was additionally a rocket alarm within the Israeli coastal metropolis of Eilat on the southern tip of the nation.