Soroka Medical Center

Israeli defenses 'not hermetic' military source says following Iran missile impact in Dimona, Arad

An initial inquiry found that the US THAAD interception system was supposed to intercept the missile over Arad but missed. It is currently being examined whether this was due to human error.

|ByAVI ASHKENAZI
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Iran toward Israel caused damage to residential buildings in the southern Israeli city of Arad, March 22, 2026.
The aftermath of an Iranian missile hit on an Arad apartment building, March 21, 2026.

'The whole house shook’: Residents describe experiences after Iranian missile exploded in Arad

At least 75 people were wounded, including 10 seriously, when an Iranian missile exploded between residential buildings in Arad on Saturday night.

|ByRAMI SHANI
First responders operate at a site of a direct missile strike on an Arad building, southern Israel, March 21, 2026

At least 84 wounded, 10 in serious condition after Iranian missile strikes Arad building

All of those wounded have been evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba for treatement, MDA said, adding that no one is currently trapped under rubble, though search efforts continue.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Ofira Azulay. “This hospital feels like home.”

When the hospital became a battlefield, these women kept life moving forward

For two years, Soroka Medical Center has treated thousands while under attack. Three women doctors share what it means to work, parent, and endure on the frontlines of medicine and war

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH SOROKA

Doctors save woman from dying of rare deadly skin-peeling disease

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a rare and life-threatening genetic condition that causes the skin to peel off. When a woman in Ofakim was diagnosed, doctors at Soroka were able to save her.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A team of doctors at Soroka Medical Center.

One child's tragic death saved four other children's lives through organ donation

A four-year-old boy received the heart; a six-year-old girl got the liver, and the kidneys were given to a four-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. 

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Shoham David Turgeman z”l.

Bedouin-Israeli child stuck inside washing machine, seriously injured

The boy was reportedly trapped in the washing machine for several minutes.

APRIL 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing seen outside Magen David Adom headquarters in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2022.

Doctor brings hametz into hospital freely amid 'Hametz Law' controversy

This came nearly a week after a pregnant woman arrived at Laniado Medical Center in Netanya on Sunday and was required to leave her snacks in a box at the hospital entrance.

APRIL 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARNOLD NATAEV/MAARIV
Doctor writing notes during a session with a patient.

Israeli researchers develop medication to treat statin myopathy - study

Statin myopathy, a disease that develops as a side effect of statins, causes paralysis and eventually leads to death.

MARCH 22, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of statins.

Businessman with alleged criminal connections shot dead in Rahat

Rushdi Albachiri is the 28th man to be murdered in Arab society in Israel this year.

MARCH 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police investigating a shooting in Rahat and searching for suspects.

Israeli killed by elephant in Nepal

The Israeli volunteer at a local hospital was found dead in a forest near the Chitwan national park.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA
An African elephant.

6 killed, including 2 toddlers, in car crashes across Israel

Another three people were injured, two of them seriously, and were evacuated to hospitals for treatment.

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The aftermath of the accident at Urim Junction on Highway 234.

Israeli doctor attacked by parents who don't want to stand in line

The doctor was slightly injured and the parents were both arrested. The incident took place at Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel.

JANUARY 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba

Beersheba hospital fire that killed patient likely started by cigarette

One patient was found dead and about 25 others were rescued by the fire crews.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's Fire and Rescue Services southern command hold assessment after a fire at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba left one patient dead, December 28, 2022.