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Nearly 200 people injured in Iranian strikes in Israel's Dimona, Arad
Updated On: 22 March, 2026 06:23 PM IST | Jerusalem | IANS
Nearly 200 people were injured, including 11 seriously, after Iranian ballistic missiles struck Israel's Dimona and Arad after Israeli air defences failed to intercept at least two projectiles. Among the seriously injured were a 12-year-old boy in Dimona and a five-year-old girl in Arad

Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded more than 100 people. Pic/AFP
Nearly 200 people were injured in Iranian strikes in Israel's Dimona and Arad, with 11 of them seriously injured, according to medics, after Israeli air defences did not intercept at least two ballistic missiles, local media reported on Sunday.
After the strikes, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt General Eyal Zamir announced that Israel will continue to fight country's enemies on "all fronts." Later, the IDF said that the Air Force was carrying out strikes in Tehran targeting Iran's infrastructure.

