Of those at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, which was directly struck by a missile, 71 people were lightly injured and one person suffered from anxiety. Most of the lightly injured were hurt on their way to a protected area or were suffering from anxiety.
In a statement shared on X, Israel's Foreign Ministry stated, "BREAKING: A direct hit has been reported at Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, southern Israel. More details to follow."
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday claimed that it has killed Iran's senior-most military official and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's closest military advisor, Ali Shadmani, in an air force strike in Tehran.
A senior Israeli cabinet minister accused Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of ordering missile strikes aimed at concentrations of Israeli civilians.
The Israel Defence Forces' Farsi language social media account tweeted its first message to Iranians, warning them to evacuate their homes on Sunday morning.
As per official news agency TPS, the Israel Defence Forces said that the country's Air Force and Israel Navy intercepted seven unmanned aerial vehicles - drones - launched towards Israeli territory in the past hour this morning.
The strike was reportedly a targeted assassination attempt of a Houthi leader. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has not yet officially commented on the incident.
However, India refrained from participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) discussions on a statement condemning Israel's military strikes on Iran and urged for dialogue and diplomacy for de-escalation.
On Friday, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) said Israel has launched a "precise, preemptive strike" in Iran. The spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin, said the strikes were aimed at damaging Iran's nuclear program and in response to the Iranian regime's ongoing aggression against Israel.