‘Killing Khamenei

Iranian authorities stated that the primary target of their Thursday morning strike in southern Israel was a military and intelligence facility, not the hospital. Israeli emergency services reported that at least 47 people were injured in the attack.

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“The main target of the attack was the Israeli Army Command and Intelligence Base (IDF C4I) and the Army Intelligence Camp in the Gav-Yam Technology Park, located near Soroka Hospital,” Iran's state news agency IRNA reported.

It added that the hospital was “only exposed to the blast wave,” insisting the strike was a “direct and precise hit” on a military facility.

Analysts have described Israel's new rhetoric as edging closer to calls for regime change in Iran. However, many believe Israel lacks the power and capacity to topple the Islamic Republic. Despite nearly 20 months of military operations, Israel remains bogged down in Gaza, where Hamas—a relatively small, non-state actor—continues to function both militarily and politically, despite Israel's sustained efforts to dismantle it.