section_path: Bombardment by Iran/19 June
section_name: 19 June
paragraph_text: 19 June
  
  Iran fired a ballistic missile salvo at Israel about midnight between 18 and 19 June. It was intercepted by the IDF. Israel downed two Iranian drones headed toward the north of Israel.
  
  In the early morning, Iran fired a barrage of around 20 ballistic missiles at Israel, striking at least four sites in central and southern Israel, including the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Holon. According to Israel's Ministry of Health, 271 people were injured, among them four seriously and 16 moderately. A Soroka hospital spokesperson reported "damage to the hospital and extensive damage in various areas". A cluster bomb was also used in the attack, dropping an estimated 20 submunitions each containing 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) of explosives across an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) area in central Israel, with one hitting a home in Azor. The Jerusalem Post labeled the direct hit on Soroka hospital as a "near-miss massacre" since its surgery floor was evacuated a day earlier.
  
  The Soroka Medical Center suffered a direct hit, causing extensive damage and a suspected chemical leak. Seventy-one people were lightly injured there, along with another person treated for acute anxiety. IRNA claimed that the hospital was accidentally struck, with the nearby Gav-Yam technology park being the "principal target" because it was allegedly used by the IDF. The Israeli president said the hospital hit was a "beacon of coexistence for Israelis and Palestinians". In Ramat Gan, two people were seriously injured and 20 others were lightly injured. A missile impacted near several high-rise buildings, and according to the Israeli education minister, a kindergarten was also hit. Several apartment buildings were damaged after a missile hit a residential area in Holon, where 16 people were injured, including four seriously. Following the strike on the hospital the Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said "The Iranian regime deliberately targets civilians... is committing war crimes," and "has no red lines". Following the attacks, Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman said "Imagine what Iran would do with nuclear weapons," and urged Israel to continue to fight Iran. Katz called Khamenei "the modern Hitler", adding that he "cannot continue to exist" and stating that eliminating Khamenei aligns with the IDF's war objectives.
  
  Later, Iran fired at least 10 missiles at northern Israel, with no reports of impacts or casualties.