Urgent: Iran strikes Israeli military intelligence sites near hospital

TEHRAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran's strike in southern Israel on Thursday morning targeted military intelligence facilities, reported Iran's state news agency IRNA.

The report denied reports that the strike targeted a hospital earlier in the day, saying it was aimed at the Israeli army's C4I telecommunications corps headquarters and an intelligence facility, adding that the hospital was affected by the blast's shockwave.

Several media outlets reported that an Iranian missile hit Soroka Medical Center in the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, with officials reporting "extensive damage." ■