Israel Iran War · 22 March 2026

Iranian missile hits Israeli town, spares nuclear facility

Forty people needed treatment for injuries in Dimona, Israel, with a 10-year-old boy in serious condition, and 68 more were treated in nearby Arad. An Iranian missile hit the town, with state TV saying it was a response to a reported attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Interceptors failed to stop two ballistic missiles, but the International Atomic Energy Agency found no damage at the Dimona nuclear research facility.

By BriefTea Editorial · 22 March 2026 at 5:27

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