Tehran: Strike on Soroka Hospital targeted Israeli military base
Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that the intended target was the Israeli Defense Forces' C4I command and intelligence base, located within the Gav-Yam technology complex near Soroka Hospital. The report emphasized that the hospital was affected only by the blast wave, while the 'precise and direct' target was the military installation.
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