(19 Jun 2025)
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Beersheba, Israel – 19 June 2025
1. Wide of Soroka Hospital as a plume of black smoke rises from the building
2. Various of smoke
3. Damage in a building
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"This is the Soroka Hospital in southern. Israel, You could see it behind me that building of the hospital was hit by a missile from Iran early Thursday morning, that the top of the building is basically blown off and you could still see smoke smoldering from the side of it hours later. This is a major hit from Iran in a major city on a big hospital and one of the most significant hits since this conflict began nearly a week ago."
5. Various of firefighters extinguish the fire
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"Staff here said that while they were prepared for it they were shocked that the hospital was hit. They said that about dozens of people were lightly injured. So far no one has been deemed to be killed. Staff are trying to get patients out of the hospital and move them to other locations right now."
7. Various of patients evacuated from the hospital
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"This began when Israel launched a scathing attack on Iran saying that it wanted to eradicate its nuclear program. It’s since expanded its targets. Overnight It hit a water reactor. Iranian authorities have said that since this conflict began hundreds of people have been killed, thousands of people are evacuating parts of Iran right now, Israel says that it controls the sky."
9. Various of damage at the hospital
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sam Mednick, The Associated Press:
"This conflict shows no signs of abating. These strikes are continuing to go back and forth and right now it doesn’t seem like it is going to slow down anytime soon."
11. Various of damage at the hospital
STORYLINE:
Israel’s defense minister overtly threatened Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday after the latest missile barrage from Iran damaged a major hospital and hit a high-rise and several other residential buildings near Tel Aviv.
At least 40 people were wounded in the attacks, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service.
Black smoke rose from the Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba as emergency teams evacuated patients.
There were no serious injuries in the strike on the hospital.
Two doctors told The Associated Press that the missile struck almost immediately after air raid sirens went off, causing a loud explosion that could be heard from a safe room.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief media.
The hospital said the main impact was on an old surgery building that had been evacuated in recent days.
After the strike, the medical facility was closed to all patients except for life-threatening cases, it said.
Soroka has over 1,000 beds and provides services to around 1 million residents of Israel’s south.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the strike on the hospital and vowed a response.
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, though most have been shot down by Israel’s multi-tiered air defenses, which detect incoming fire and shoot down missiles heading toward population centers and critical infrastructure.
Israeli officials acknowledge it is imperfect.
Israel also boasts a fortified, subterranean blood bank that kicked into action after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack ignited the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
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