Tel Aviv/Tehran, March 22 -- Iranian launched missile strikes on the southern side of Israel, hitting the town of Arad and the nearby locality of Dimona, which reportedly injured at least 70 people and causing extensive damage, Israeli officials said.
The strikes are particularly noteworthy, for they both hit near Dimona, which is said to host West Asia's largest array of nuclear weapons.
While Tel Aviv has never formally acknowledged or disagreed with the assessment that it possesses nukes, Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, with Dimona widely believed to be linked to the country's undeclared nuclear arsenal.
Post the attack, Israeli firefighters reported a "direct hit" in the town of Arad, which is located about 15 m...