By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday visited a town struck by an
Iranian missile a day earlier, vowing to pursue senior commanders of Iran’s
Revolutionary Guards “personally”.
Netanyahu made the remarks while inspecting the damage in the southern Israeli
town of Arad, which was hit during Saturday’s missile attack.
“We’re going after the regime. We’re going after the IRGC, this criminal gang,”
Netanyahu said.
“We’re going after them personally, their leaders, their installations,
their economic assets. We’re going after them personally.”
Missile Strike Hits Arad And Dimona
Another town struck by an Iranian missile on Saturday was Dimona, widely
believed to house Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal.
Located in the Negev desert, Dimona reportedly sustained extensive
damage after a direct missile hit.
During his visit on Sunday, Netanyahu urged residents to follow instructions
from Israel’s Home Front Command and immediately seek shelter whenever
warning sirens signal incoming missiles.
“The whole nation is a frontline, the entire home front is a frontline.
And when we’re at the frontline, we carry out these orders,” Netanyahu said.
“So please do this — and this is an order.”
Over 100 People Wounded
The Iranian missile strikes on the southern Israeli towns wounded more than
100 people, according to medics, after Israeli air defence systems
failed to intercept the incoming projectiles.
The direct hits tore open the fronts of residential buildings and left
large craters in the ground.
Emergency responders from Magen David Adom said 84 people were wounded
in Arad, including 10 seriously, while 33 others were injured in
nearby Dimona.
Iran Says Strike Was Retaliation
Iranian state television described the missile attack on Dimona — home to a
nuclear facility — as a “response” to an earlier Israeli strike on
Iran’s own nuclear site at Natanz.
Footage released by AFP from the town of Arad showed rescue workers
searching through rubble for survivors in heavily damaged buildings.
Fire engines with flashing lights and dozens of emergency personnel were
seen responding to the scene.
Military To Investigate Failed Interception
The Israeli military said it would launch an investigation into the
failure of its air defence systems to intercept the missiles.
The incident marks a significant escalation in tensions between
Israel and Iran, raising fresh concerns over regional security
in the Middle East.
