Iran strike hospital could be a 'game-changer'

FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent, reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel, said the diplomatic impact of an Iranian missile strike against Soroka hospital in the Beersheeba area of Israel could be "quite profound". In the aftermath of the attack, a succession of Israeli figures – the president, the prime minister, the foreign minister, the defence minister – all expressed their outrage, saying that this could be a "game-changer", and that they will "hit Iran back hard", added Trent.
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