Israel Defence Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin stated on Thursday that Iran has expressed its desire to destroy the state of Israel.

Defrin said that in addition to attacking a hospital in Beer Sheva, Iran launched over 450 ballistic missiles and hundreds of UAVs over the past six days.

"Early this morning, an Iranian ballistic missile directly hit the Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva. This hospital serves over one million Israelis, including Bedouins, Jews, Christians, and Arabs alike," he said.