Dimona is a city in southern Israel and home to Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center. Known as the assumed site of Israel's undeclared nuclear weapons program, it is a central reference point in regional nonproliferation debates and a longstanding target of adversarial threat rhetoric. Last updated 3 days ago
No injuries reported after Iran’s sixth ballistic missile strike since midnight and concurrent Hezbollah rocket attacks. Sirens sounded in Dimona and nearby towns; alerts triggered in Ma’alot-Tarshiha and surrounding Galilee areas.
No casualties reported after Iran’s seventh missile attack since midnight, with the projectile likely intercepted after sirens sounded in Dimona and across the Negev, initial assessments say.
Fun fact: Israel’s nuclear facilities in Dimona are buried hundreds of meters underground, placing them far beyond the reach of any Iranian ballistic missiles.
Incoming ballistic missile detected towards Dimona area, southern Israel.
Fun fact: Israel’s strategic nuclear facilities in Dimona are buried hundreds of meters underground. No Iranian ballistic missile can even get within hundreds of meters.
Early military assessments suggest the U.S.-made THAAD air-defense system failed to intercept Iranian missiles that hit Arad, Beit Shemesh, and Dimona, Maariv reports.
"We can rebuild buildings, but we cannot bring back lives once they are lost. I urge everyone to follow the Home Front Command's instructions.
These are not mere guidelines, they are orders that save lives."
IDF Spokesperson: “My heart is with the residents of Arad and Dimona tonight.
Emergency forces of the Home Front Command and other rescue and emergency units are operating on the scene now and carrying out rescue operations.
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IDF Spokesperson: “My heart is with the residents of Arad and Dimona tonight.
Emergency forces of the Home Front Command and other rescue and emergency units are operating on the scene now and carrying out rescue operations.
From here, I send wishes for a speedy recovery to the injured.
Even on this evening, it is important to remember - follow the Home Front Command's instructions. They save lives.
The air defense systems operated but did not intercept the missile; we will investigate the incident and learn from it.
This is not a matter of special or unusual weaponry.
Please do not lend a hand to rumors. Follow the official announcements from the IDF Spokesperson and the Home Front Command.
We will continue to act to protect Israel's civilian security”
After Iranian missile attacks on Dimona and Arad, wounding several, Prime Minister Netanyahu called it a difficult evening, pledging full support to victims, bolstering emergency forces, and urging citizens to follow Home Front Command guidance.
A preliminary investigation found that the American THAAD air defense system was supposed to intercept the missiles that hit Arad and Dimona but missed both, according to Maariv.
A similar failure occurred in a recent Beit Shemesh incident. The missiles were identical in all three cases.
In both Dimona and Arad, interceptor launches failed to neutralize the incoming threats, resulting in 2 direct ballistic missile impacts, each carrying warheads weighing hundreds of kilograms.
Iranian parliament speaker brags about striking residential buildings:
“If the Israeli regime fails to intercept the missiles in the highly protected Dimona area, it is operationally a sign of entering a new phase of the battle: Israel's skies are defenseless.
As a result,
it seems the time has come to implement the next pre-designed plans.
According to MDA, 47 people hospitalized in Soroka following the Iranian ballistic missile impact in Dimona.
A young boy in serious condition after being hit by shrapnel. A woman in her 30s moderately injured by glass shards... 31 lightly injured & 14 treated for acute anxiety.
