AP: Iran Launches Missile Strike on Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Site
According to a report by webangah News Agency, the Associated Press has detailed Iran’s destructive missile attacks on occupied territories, particularly targeting the Zionist regime’s scientific institutions.
The report states that for years, Israel has attempted to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program by assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists and eliminating key intellectuals. now, following an Iranian missile strike on a prominent research institute known for its work in biological sciences, physics, and other fields, Israeli scientists have also become targets in the escalating direct conflict between Iran and Israel.
While Sunday dawn’s attack on the Weizmann Institute of Science caused no casualties, it inflicted heavy damage to multiple laboratories within the campus, destroyed years of scientific research, and sent a stark warning to Israeli scientists: their expertise now places them on the frontlines of intensifying tensions with Iran.
“This is a moral victory for iran,” said Oren Schuldiner, professor of molecular cell biology and neuroscience whose lab was entirely destroyed in the attack. “They managed to damage Israel’s crown jewel-its science.”
Iranian Scientists: Primary Targets in Long Shadow War
During years of shadow warfare preceding current hostilities-where Israel repeatedly targeted iranian nuclear scientists-israel recently replicated this tactic by killing several nuclear scientists alongside senior military commanders while striking ballistic missile infrastructure.
Conversely,yoel Guzansky,a senior researcher at Tel Aviv’s Institute for National security studies (INSS),stated that Weizmann had long been “on Tehran’s radar.” While uncertain whether this specific strike was intentional,Guzansky acknowledged its plausibility given Weizmann’s interdisciplinary military-linked research partnerships with firms like Elbit Systems-perhaps making it strategic target.
“The institute symbolizes Israeli scientific advancement,” emphasized Guzansky.”By attacking it,Iran sends clear message:‘You harm our scholars;we retaliate against yours.'”
Structural Devastation:‘Literally Nothing Remains’
Founded 1934,named after Israel’s first president,the elite Weizmann Institute boasts Nobel/Turing laureates among researchers publishing hundreds annual studies.Israel debuted computer here(1954).Two buildings were hit-one housing biolabs;another under construction slated chemistry studies.Dozens sustained collateral damages.Campus remains closed post-attack though media toured Thursday observing:– shattered windows/collapsed roofing panels
– Scorched walls amid debris fields
– Fire-damaged structures photographed via X(Twitter)Sarel Fleishman(biochemistry professor visiting site post-strike) confirmed:”Several labs are literally gone.Nothing left.”
