Israeli rescuers say more than 100 people have been wounded in Iranian missile attacks on the southern city of Dimona – home to Israel’s main nuclear facility – and nearby Arad, in one of the most dramatic escalations since the US-Israel war on Iran began.Iranian state television framed Saturday’s strikes as a “response” to what it said was an attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment complex earlier in the day, marking a stark new phase of tit-for-tat targeting in the conflict, now in its fourth week.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listAt least 88 people were wounded in Arad, including 10 in serious condition, according to Israel’s emergency services, with extensive damage reported in the city centre.Another 39 were wounded in Dimona, including a 10-year-old boy who paramedics said was in critical condition, with multiple shrapnel wounds, after several residential buildings were destroyed.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the attacks, called it a “difficult” evening for Israel, and again promised to continue attacking Iran, where US-Israeli attacks since February 28 have killed more than 1,500 people, including more than 200 children, according to Iranian state media.An Israeli military spokesman said Israel’s air defence systems were activated during the attacks, but failed to intercept some of the missiles, even though they were not “special or unfamiliar”.“In both Dimona and Arad, interceptors were launched that failed to hit the threats, resulting in two direct hits by ballistic missiles with warheads weighing hundreds of kilograms”, firefighters said. Advertisement The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had received no indication of damage to the Shimon Peres Negev N …
