Iran hits Israeli town housing nuclear facility in retaliation for Natanz strike

An Iranian missile struck the Israeli town of Dimona, which is home to a nuclear facility. Iran stated this attack was a response to assaults on its nuclear site in Natanz. Dimona is believed to contain the only nuclear arsenal in the Middle East, although Israel has not confirmed it has nuclear weapons. Iran's atomic energy agency previously accused the US and Israel of attacking the Natanz enrichment facility, but they reported that there was "no leakage of radioactive materials." The Israeli army informed AFP that a building in Dimona was directly hit by the missile. Magen David Adom, the first responders, reported treating 33 injured people at various locations, including a 10-year-old boy who was seriously hurt by shrapnel. Paramedic Karmel Cohen described the scene as having extensive damage and chaos. The Israeli military mentioned that "interception attempts were carried out" once the missiles were detected. Images from Israeli media displayed an object speeding through the sky before crashing into the town. Iranian state television claimed the attack was a "response" to the earlier strike on Natanz. Following that incident, Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, reiterated a "call for military restraint to prevent any risk of a nuclear accident."