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An Iranian missile has struck the southern Israeli cities of Dimona, home to the country’s main nuclear facility, and nearby Arad, wounding dozens of people and causing significant damage, in one of the most dramatic escalations since the US-Israel war on Iran began.

Iranian state television quickly reframed Saturday’s strikes as a “response” to what it said was a strike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment complex earlier in the day, marking a stark new phase of tit-for-tat targeting in the conflict, now in its fourth week.

Nearly 100 people were wounded in the attacks, according to Israel’s emergency services, including a 10-year-old boy who paramedics said was in critical condition with multiple shrapnel wounds. Seven others are also in critical condition.

An Israeli military spokesman said Israel’s air defence systems activated during the attacks, but failed to intercept some of the missiles, even though they were not “special or unfamiliar”.

The country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the attacks which wounded nearly 100 people, called it a “difficult” evening for Israel, and again vowed to continue attacking Iran.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had received no indication of damage to the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center at Dimona itself, and that no abnormal radiation levels had been detected in the area.

The nuclear watchdog said it was closely monitoring the situation, with Director General Rafael Grossi urging that “maximum military restraint should be observed, in particular in the vicinity of nuclear facilities”.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, said that three separate impact sites had been identified across Dimona, with one three-storey building having completely collapsed and several fires breaking out.

Witness footage verified by Al Jazeera, which is banned from operating inside Israel, showed a missile striking the city, followed by a large explosion.

Arad, another town near the nuclear facility, was also directly attacked, Israel’s firefighting service said in a statement, with extensive damage reported in the city centre.

“In both Dimona and Arad, interceptors were launched that failed to hit the threats, resulting in two direct hits by ballistic missiles with warheads weighing hundreds of kilograms”, firefighters said.

School in the surrounding Ramat Negev Regional Council was cancelled for the following day.

Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli military announced it had struck a research and development facility at Tehran’s Malek Ashtar University, which it said had been used to develop components for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

The military said it “will not allow the Iranian regime to acquire nuclear weapons”.

Iran said that the US and Israel had targeted its Natanz enrichment complex that morning, though it reported no radioactive leakage.

An unnamed Israeli official, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, denied that Israel was responsible for the Natanz strike, but the Israeli army has not released a full statement on the matter.

Dimona has been at the heart of Israel’s nuclear programme since its research centre, built in secret with French assistance, opened there in 1958.

Eye-for-an-eye approach

Israel is believed to have developed nuclear weapons by the late 1960s. Its policy of deliberate ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying their existence, was part of a deal quietly struck with Washington, which judged that an open declaration would risk triggering a regional arms race.

Abas Aslani, a senior fellow at the Centre for Middle East Strategic Studies in Tehran, told Al Jazeera that Iran has been pursuing an eye-for-an-eye approach designed to re-establish deterrence.

“Tehran wants to reduce the gap between words and actions,” he said, adding that Iran’s goal was to make its threats credible enough to underpin a new long-term security arrangement, not to simply force a ceasefire, but establish deterrence.

The attacks came as the broader war grinds through its fourth week.

More than 1,400 people have been killed in Iran since the US and Israeli strikes began on February 28, including more than 200 children.

Iran has retaliated across the region, launching what it described as its 70th wave of attacks on Saturday, targeting Israeli and US military positions, as millions of Iranians marked the Persian New Year, Newroz, and Eid al-Fitr under the shadow of war.


Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t



Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFpcPL5IV3Q?si=ZHMkv3ua4w7f_gwo

Tooh, meanwhile what is a 10 years old kid doing in a Nuclear Research facility

All terrorists and terrorists sympathizer shall be doomed.

Israel started Christmas early!

Iran illuminating everywhere with Christmas lights.

Trump confused and issuing threats like he has monopoly over destruction.


"We could have struck the Dimona nuclear plant if we wanted to. This was a warning shot. If our nuclear facilities are attacked again, Dimona will be destroyed."

-Iranian Revolutionary Guard Spokesperson

Why I like this, is that the terrorist sympathizer are happy and hailing Iran

We can all see that Iran is just bombing anyhow

When Israel that bombing anyhow now, you will see the Islamabad and terrorist sympathizer screaming bl**dy murda

The energy, Iran is using to bomb, hope they would use that same energy to accept theirs and not run to the media for sympathy

donleo92:
Why I like this, is that the terrorist sympathizer are happy and hailing Iran

We can all see that Iran is just bombing anyhow

When Israel that bombing anyhow now, you will see the Islamabad and terrorist sympathizer screaming bl**dy murda

The energy, Iran is using to bomb, hope they would use that same energy to accept theirs and not run to the media for sympathy

Did you see what’s happening in Arad? The blast was massive! You almost would think it’s. Christmas Eve! Mad fireworks !

A state of emergency has been declared in Arad, southern Israel after an Iranian missile strike.

Emergency services are treating at least 70 people for injuries, according to Israeli media. pic.twitter.com/YapEWXTRq8

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 21, 2026

[quote author=HacheNoire post=138849748]Did you see what’s happening in Arad? The blast was massive! You almost would think it’s. Christmas Eve! Mad fireworks !

A state of emergency has been declared in Arad, southern Israel after an Iranian missile strike.

Emergency services are treating at least 70 people for injuries, according to Israeli media. pic.twitter.com/YapEWXTRq8

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) March 21, 2026

have seen the video, I also saw same tape play out, when the Palestinians invaded Israel on October 7th, and since then Gaza hasn't been the same...

I just said I should take you down history lane...

Hope you wouldn't tell me Iran and Palestine ain't the same .

Remember Israel controls the sky of Iran, and they ain't doing indiscriminate bombing, or bombings residential buildings.

Hope when they start, you will not be angry when I pull up a video to show you right?

donleo92:
I have seen, I also saw same when the Palestinians invaded Israel on October 7th, and since then Gaza hasn't been the same...

I just said I should take you down history lane...

Hope you wouldn't tell me Iran and Palestine ain't the same

Look how you have descended so low! The I-Effect!

You talking about a Palestine that had no army, tanks or missile stockpiles, and still proud about the genocide.

Now that Israel and the US met their match, how is it going? Flogging both at the same time! You think Israel will remain same?

Let me enlighten you! Israel is not bigger than Niger state and Iran is bigger than Nigeria. Pound for Pound, Israel will become flat before Iran does.

The part of history that will be most interesting!

Terrorist and their sympathiser will surely meet their end. It's simple no country should host U.S or Isreali bases else they will receive the heat 200 times what isreal and their sympathiser have recieved.

No room for Terrorist, paedophils and genociders. Iran lighting smoke into the rabbit hole. They will all run


Allahu Akbar

HacheNoire:
Look how you have descended so low! The I-Effect!

You talking about a Palestine that had no army, tanks or missile stockpiles, and still proud about the genocide.

Now that Israel and the US met their match, how is it going? Flogging both at the same time! You think Israel will remain same?

Let me enlighten you! Israel is not bigger than Niger state and Iran is bigger than Nigeria. Pound for Pound, Israel will become flat before Iran does.

The part of history that will be most interesting!

If Israel send 300 missiles at once into Iran, within 48 hrs, we will see countless protest and thread calln on UN, EU, AOC etc , accusing Israel of Genocide, the narrative will be on how Israel murdered children and women etc.

But Iran has been committing this war crime since last year, yet no one has called it out for what it's doing.

We already know how this will end, I remember how you guys jubilated on Oct 7th, som1 said idf is too scared to enter gaza, when they did, you shifted goal post, that Hezbollah will finish off idf, citing 2006 war, how they are battle hardened, then come pager 💥, the goal post shifted to houthis. Same fate and finally we are here in Iran.

Don't cry when IDF drops the glove

ekineme:
If Israel send 300 missiles at once into Iran, within 48 hrs, we will see countless protest and thread calln on UN, EU, AOC etc , accusing Israel of Genocide, the narrative will be on how Israel murdered children and women etc.

But Iran has been committing this war crime since last year, yet no one has called it out for what it's doing.

We already know how this will end, I remember how you guys jubilated on Oct 7th, som1 said idf is too scared to enter gaza, when they did, you shifted goal post, that Hezbollah will finish off idf, citing 2006 war, how they are battle hardened, then come pager 💥, the goal post shifted to houthis. Same fate and finally we are here in Iran.

Don't cry when IDF drops the glove

No one is crying at the moment but majority watching and enjoying the destruction of Israel and humiliation of the US!

When I say ISREAL and American are paranoid, there nairaland branch will come for it.

ISREAL feel that with backing of America they can do whatever they like, how do you go into a sovereign country and drop bomb inside a country thinking there is no consequences.

For kids here, please read below

The Mossad, Israel’s national intelligence agency, is widely regarded as one of the most effective and secretive spy organizations in the world. Over the decades, it has been linked—often through investigative journalism and intelligence leaks—to a number of targeted killings. However, due to the covert nature of its operations, the agency rarely confirms or denies involvement, making any comprehensive list of its actions impossible to verify.
One of the most notable periods associated with Mossad’s alleged assassination campaign followed the Munich Massacre. In response to the killing of Israeli athletes during the 1972 Olympics, Israel reportedly launched “Operation Wrath of God,” a covert mission aimed at hunting down individuals believed to be responsible. Among those widely reported to have been targeted were Ali Hassan Salameh, Wael Zwaiter, and Mahmoud Hamshari.
Beyond retaliation operations, Mossad has also been linked to assassinations tied to national security threats, particularly involving weapons development. For instance, Gerald Bull, a scientist associated with Iraq’s weapons program, was killed in 1990 in a case widely attributed to Israeli intelligence. Similarly, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh was assassinated in Dubai in 2010, an operation that drew international attention due to its sophistication and the alleged involvement of Mossad agents using forged passports.
In more recent years, attention has shifted to Iran’s nuclear program. Several Iranian scientists, including Masoud Alimohammadi, Majid Shahriari, and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, have been assassinated under circumstances that many analysts and governments have attributed to Israel, though official confirmation remains absent.
Despite these widely reported cases, it is important to emphasize that Mossad’s activities are shrouded in secrecy. Most claims regarding its involvement in assassinations rely on indirect evidence, media investigations, and statements from foreign officials. As a result, the historical record is incomplete and often contested.
In conclusion, while Mossad is frequently associated with high-profile targeted killings, the true scope of its operations remains largely hidden. What is known reflects a pattern of alleged actions tied to Israel’s national security priorities, but definitive confirmation is rare, leaving much of its history in the realm of informed speculation.

TERRORISTS AND LIES...

People always get injured. Nobody ever dies

When I said it yesterday that Iran will hit those terrorists' nuclear sites, some of their slaves and terrorists were quoting me and writing nonsense.
Una eyes don dey clear now or not ?

donleo92:
I have seen the video, I also saw same tape play out, when the Palestinians invaded Israel on October 7th, and since then Gaza hasn't been the same...

I just said I should take you down history lane...

Hope you wouldn't tell me Iran and Palestine ain't the same .

Remember Israel controls the sky of Iran, and they ain't doing indiscriminate bombing, or bombings residential buildings.

Hope when they start, you will not be angry when I pull up a video to show you right?

Control skies indeed
Una just like to dey MUMU unasef
Control where you dare not fly your planes, because Iran will bring it down. Is that one control?

So far, 2 Almighty f35 planes and many others have been shot down
Una no dey tire todey deceive unasef?

BodyCount:
Control skies indeed
Una just like to dey MUMU unasef
Control where you dare not fly your planes, because Iran will bring it down. Is that one control?

So, 2 f35 planes and many others have been shot down
Una no dey tire todey deceive unasef?

I love this energy you show to Islamabad

Jihad is real

They are all rejoicing now. I hope when Israel starts their own real fireworks, nobody will cry that Israel is killing of women and children ans start circulating pictures of deceased children

donleo92:
Why I like this, is that the terrorist sympathizer are happy and hailing Iran

We can all see that Iran is just bombing anyhow

When Israel that bombing anyhow now, you will see the Islamabad and terrorist sympathizer screaming bl**dy murda

The energy, Iran is using to bomb, hope they would use that same energy to accept theirs and not run to the media for sympathy

Rant from a MUMU.

America and Israel done see wetin pass them, the time Iran will be through with Israel, Gaza go worse pass Israel by then.

Imindmybusiness:
They are all rejoicing now. I hope when Israel starts their own real fireworks, nobody will cry that Israel is killing of women and children ans start circulating pictures of deceased children

Common sense is indeed not common.

Isra-hell and the Rapist/Pedophile DJT actually started it. What else is there to start?

Reply will be very very loud.

Israel is marked for destruction. They rejected them in Europe and now the Middle East. Let the US give them one of their state like Alaska so they can be fully united.

Another lie....it landed in Dimona....not close to the nuclear facility!

A thrilling headline about a little skirmish in the Middle East. Seems like a reason to mourn.