Iranian Missile Strikes Hospital in Southern Israel

‘These are war crimes of the most serious kind, and Khamenei will be held accountable for his crimes,’ Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said.

Smoke rises from a building at the Soroka hospital complex in Be'er Sheva, Israel, on June 19, 2025. Leo Correa/AP

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Iranian leader Ali Khamenei “cannot continue to exist” after an Iranian missile struck a hospital in Be'er Sheva, southern Israel. 

Israeli media carried footage of broken windows and thick black smoke coming from the top floor of a building at the Soroka Hospital.