Iran’s IRGC Shares Video of Missile Barrage on Israel — Including Strike on Soroka Hospital
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released footage of a missile and drone barrage targeting Israeli civilians on June 19, 2025, striking four locations, including Soroka Hospital. The attack, part of escalating hostilities during Operation Rising Lion, highlights Iran’s retaliatory campaign against Israel’s strikes on its military infrastructure.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published videos today showcasing a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones launched at Israel that morning, targeting civilian areas during the intensifying Israel-Iran conflict. The footage, displaying missile launches and drone deployments, confirms strikes on four locations: Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Tel Aviv, Holon, and Ramat Gan. The attack on Soroka, southern Israel’s largest hospital, caused significant structural damage, though no serious injuries were reported due to prior evacuations to fortified areas. In Holon and Ramat Gan, residential buildings were hit, injuring at least 30 people, including six seriously, while Tel Aviv saw minor impacts.
The IRGC’s release, described as a propaganda effort to project strength, follows Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, which began June 13 and has dismantled 70 Iranian air defense batteries and killed key commanders like Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani. Iran claims the strikes targeted military sites, but Israel condemned the hospital attack as a war crime, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing, “Tehran’s tyrants will pay the full price.” Of 400 missiles and 1,000 drones Iran has launched, few have penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow defenses, yet civilian casualties, including nine in Bat Yam, underscore the conflict’s toll. The IDF continues airstrikes on Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, aiming to neutralize Iran’s existential threat.