An Iranian missile struck the southern Israeli town of Dimona on Saturday, wounding at least 33 people, officials said.
Israel’s military reported a “direct missile hit on a building” in the Negev desert town, home to a nuclear facility.
Magen David Adom paramedics treated a 10-year-old boy with serious shrapnel injuries who remained fully conscious at the scene.
A woman in her 30s was in moderate condition, while 31 others suffered minor injuries from debris or during evacuation efforts.
Fourteen people were also treated for shock as residential areas bore the brunt of the sudden missile strike.
Footage released by Magen David Adom showed flames engulfing a building, while officials described chaos and extensive damage in Dimona.
Israeli forces said interception systems were deployed after detecting the incoming missile, although one penetrated defences and struck its target.
Media images captured the missile plummeting from the sky and police photographs showed a building with a gaping hole in its wall.
Dimona hosts a facility long suspected of housing Israel’s nuclear arsenal, though the country maintains an official policy of ambiguity.
Iranian state television claimed the attack was retaliation for an alleged U.S.-Israeli strike on the Natanz nuclear site in Iran.
The incident escalates regional tensions, highlighting the fragile balance between Israeli defence systems and Iran’s reported missile capabilities.
