Iranian missiles on Thursday at 11:20am (Bangladesh time) caused significant damage to four locations in central and southern Israel, including near Soroka Medical Centre in Be’er Sheva, while Israeli forces reportedly struck near Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor.

According to Al Jazeera, one of the Iranian missiles landed close to Soroka Hospital in the southern Israeli city. The Israeli stock exchange building in Tel Aviv also sustained damage.

Photos published by The Times of Israel show visible damage at Soroka Hospital following the missile strike.

Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA said on Telegram, “The main target of this morning’s missile attack was the large [Israeli army] Command and Intelligence (IDF C4I) headquarters and the military intelligence camp in the Gav-Yam Technology Park.”

The facility is located next to Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva.

IRNA claimed the hospital suffered only “minor damage from the shockwave” caused by the missile strike, adding, “The military infrastructure was a precise and direct target.”

Meanwhile, the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported that an area near the heavy-water research reactor in Khondab, formerly known as Arak, was hit by Israel. The facility is part of Iran’s nuclear programme.

ISNA said officials evacuated the site ahead of the attack and confirmed there was “no radiation risk”.

The research reactor was partially built and previously known as Arak, with Tehran informing the UN nuclear watchdog that it plans to operate the facility next year.