Missile at Dimona

On the evening of Day 22 (March 21), an Iranian ballistic missile struck the city of Dimona in the Negev Desert — home to Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center (KAMAG), the undisclosed core of Israel's nuclear weapons program. More than 30 people were wounded, mostly lightly, with a 12-year-old boy suffering serious injuries. The IRGC had explicitly threatened to strike Dimona if the US-Israel attempted to topple the Islamic Republic. Whether the target was the city or the adjacent nuclear facility remains unclear. It is the highest single-strike civilian casualty event in Israel so far in the war.

Key facts

• •Dimona hosts Israel's Negev Nuclear Research Center — core of Israel's undeclared nuclear program
• •30+ wounded including a 12-year-old boy in serious condition
• •Largest single-strike civilian casualty event in Israel during the war
• •IRGC previously threatened Dimona specifically if regime-change attempted
• •Iran fired ballistic missile — type unconfirmed; no radiation hazard reported from the nuclear facility
• •Magen David Adom conducted search and rescue at multiple impact sites in the city