Iran's missile attacks injured 175 people in Israel's southern cities Arad and Dimona on Saturday evening, Israeli authorities said on Sunday.
The Iranian missile attack in Arad wounded 115 people, which is the largest number in Israel since the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran started on Feb. 28. Among them nine people were seriously injured.
Rescuers were still searching for victims in the struck residential buildings in Arad on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.
"The forces need to go floor to floor to make sure that there's nobody remaining underneath any of this rubble. Also, the Israel police bomb disposal unit arrived here, and they had to clear the site of any dangerous debris from unexploded ordnances or things of that sort," said police spokesman Dean Elsdunne.
"So the missile size is, what we appraise, is about half a ton. It's a missile that we didn't intercept. We have a great air defense system, but nothing is 100 percent," said Adam Ittah, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces.
All educational activities in the affected areas have been canceled, and schools across the country will be closed for two days.
The developments came amid heightened tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, to which Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East.
Iran missile attacks injure 175 in Israel's southern cities
Iran missile attacks injure 175 in Israel's southern cities
Iran missile attacks injure 175 in Israel's southern cities
The world-renowned Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) celebrated its 105th anniversary in Beijing on Thursday, with the occasion highlighting the enduring history and fruitful results of health cooperation between China and the United States.
Founded by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1921, PUMCH has grown into a modern, comprehensive hospital integrating medical care, teaching and research, and stands as a living testament to the two countries' people-to-people friendship and academic exchanges in medicine.
"Medicine embodies humanity's shared pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. By its very nature, it fosters mutual understanding among people. It is this value consensus that has driven the development of medical exchanges between China and the United States across oceans, forging profound bonds through mutual learning and inspiration," said Zhang Shuyang, president of the hospital, in a speech at a conference in Beijing.
The Rockefeller Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1913 by American industrialist John D. Rockefeller, aimed to improve public health services and medical education. This establishment of PUMCH marked a milestone in the history of medical cooperation between China and the United States.
The conference highlighted the history of medical and health cooperation between the two countries.
"One hundred and five years ago, American and Chinese physicians, scientists and philanthropists made a decision that would dramatically impact the course of medicine, not only in China, but the entire world. The Rockefeller Foundation, partnering with the China Medical Board, invested not in commerce, not in politics, but in people. They brought the Johns Hopkins model of academic medicine to Beijing," said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China.
According to the American Chamber of Commerce in China, pharmaceutical and medical cooperation between Chinese and American universities, institutions and companies has achieved fruitful results, especially in areas such as rare disease drugs, gene therapy and cancer treatment.
"We've seen the integration of excellence in clinical care and education research and public service. PUMCH remains a living testament to the enduring value of U.S.-China people-to-people friendship and academic exchanges in medicine," said Roger I. Glass, president of China Medical Board.
Experts believe that, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, China and the United States can work together to explore the application of digital health technology in remote medical services, medical data management and other scenarios, setting an example for global cooperation in digital healthcare.
China-US health cooperation highlighted as Peking Union Medical College Hospital marks 105th anniversary
