Iranian Missile Hits Ne'ot Hovav Chemical Plant in Israel — Hazmat Risk

An Iranian ballistic missile struck a chemical plant in the Ne'ot Hovav industrial zone in southern Israel on March 29, injuring one person and raising fears of a hazardous materials leak. Emergency response teams were dispatched to the industrial area to assess the chemical hazard. The strike marks Iran's continued targeting of industrial infrastructure inside Israel despite IDF/CENTCOM claims of near-total degradation of Iran's missile launch capacity. Israeli authorities ordered precautionary shelter-in-place measures for nearby communities pending assessment of any toxic leak.