In scenes that sparked widespread controversy, social media platforms circulated video clips documenting the moment of the evacuation of Soroka Hospital in a city Beersheba South Israel After being attacked by a missile, he is believed to be carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
According to Israeli media, the attack resulted in the leakage of dangerous materials inside the building and a thick spread of smoke, which led to a state of extreme panic among the medical staff and patients, who were seen fleeing the place in a state of chaos.
The clips that spread the spread of fire through the communication platforms, showed moments of panic and confusion in the corridors of the hospital, which is a pivotal medical center in the southern region, and is known as the main center for the treatment of injured occupation soldiers during the military operations in the Gaza Strip, which sparked speculation about the motives of its targeting.
Mughradoun described the incident as one of the most dangerous attacks that hit health facilities in Israel during the recent security escalation.
Possible military targets behind the attack
According to a number of activists and commentators, the attack was not only directed to the hospital, but it is likely that it targeted military sites located in its vicinity, especially within what is known as the “Technology Garden Gaf Yam”, which includes the headquarters of Israeli leadership, intelligence and installations of the “Aman” military intelligence division.
The main goal of the attack is the great headquarters of the IDF C4I and the army intelligence camp in the technology park “Gaf Yam”, which is located next to the hospital.
These centers host thousands of military forces and hospital regulations, only an exhibition of the wave of the explosion and was not severely damaged.– El Kebbaj Zakaria (@Zelkebbaj) June 19, 2025
Some bloggers indicated the presence of an underground shelter below the hospital believed to be used as a secret command center, and it may contain dangerous weapons and chemical stores, which were transferred to it after targeting previous Israeli bases.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard monitored military activity inside the Soroka Civil Hospital in Beersheba.
And he must target the hospital pic.twitter.com/VJVaT3bli5
– Hanzala (@Hanzpal2) June 19, 2025
Since the beginning of the Al -Qassam operations, we have heard about the transfer of the army’s deaths and opponents of the army to Soroka Hospital, which has become like a military barracks and under military control … ..
today #Iran She interfered with defensive systems with their missiles, which led to the hospital …… 🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/y0LuvrgFnP
MOTH (@moathhamze) June 19, 2025
Commentators reported that the hospital contains secret tunnels and facilities used to store internationally prohibited weapons, which were transferred to it after targeting Israeli bases earlier.
Iran is destroying Soroka Hospital with heavy missiles
This hospital has wounded from the enemy’s army who were in GazaThere are tunnels under it to store weapons pic.twitter.com/wAWnSMoCDP
– Dr. Souad Al -Qaisi (@suawad_q) June 19, 2025
Parallel to the targeting of Soroka Hospital, other missiles landed on residential buildings in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Houlon, as part of what the Israeli media described as the widest Iranian missiles since the beginning of the escalation.
Activists considered that military censorship is trying to control media coverage after the great destruction, noting the seriousness of the situation as a result of the missile shelling.
Angry responses and contradictions
Israeli Sports Minister Mickey Zohar’s statement, who described the attack as “the most despicable people on the face of the earth” because it affected a hospital, sparked a wave of anger and ridicule on communication platforms, especially since the minister is known for his inflammatory and aggressive positions against the Palestinians and his support to target medical facilities in Gaza.
Israeli Sports Minister Mickey Zohar:
“The most despicable people on the face of the earth are the ones who bomb hospitals on the heads of civilians sleep in the family.”Sadiq Son Judaism. pic.twitter.com/c5erurrbCI
– Khalid Safi 🇵🇸 Khaled Safi (@khaledsafi) June 19, 2025
“In Gaza, hospitals were not a safe haven, but rather targets for Israeli missiles, from the Baptist to healing and the perfection of aggression. Today, when Soroka Hospital is injured, the oppressed see that Israel is starting to pay the world’s silence from its crimes.”
One of the activists wrote, “The whole world saw what happened (he saw what happened) with recovery, the Baptist and the perfection of aggression, but he will pay attention to Soruka … and what was targeted (was not targeted).”
Activists asked in their comments, “If the bombing of Soroka Hospital was a war crime, what is called hitting 37 hospitals in Gaza? You and international law?”