An Iranian missile strike hit the southern Israeli city of Dimona on Saturday, causing a building to collapse and injuring at least 47 people, according to Israeli media reports. Among the injured was a 12-year-old boy who sustained serious injuries from shrapnel. Footage broadcast by local outlets showed a large projectile descending rapidly from the sky before a powerful explosion.
Israel’s public broadcaster Kan reported, citing the country’s emergency medical services, that at least 20 people were injured in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Separately, Channel 12 said that in northern Israel’s Ma’alot-Tarshiha area, at least eight people were wounded in a rocket strike. The Times of Israel reported that Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets targeting that northern region, according to Al Jazeera.
The incidents come amid escalating cross-border hostilities, with reports of multiple overnight attacks across five Israeli cities and rising regional tensions involving Iran and its allies.