Soroka Medical Center

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Lena Novack turns pollution, climate, and even drinking water into large-scale health data that is shaping national policy.

Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center
Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Five wounded by gunfire as Israel Police, Bedouin clans clash in Negev towns

Dr. Mickey Gidon in Azerbaijan.

Soroka University Medical Center begins new partnership with Azerbaijan healthcare system

The entrance to the Bibas family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025

IDF's October 7 defense failure was at root of evacuation breakdowns, gov't probe finds


'This is what a war crime looks like,' health workers at hospital targeted by Iran say

After the unprecedented Iranian missile attack on Soroka, there has been serious physical damage, but no deaths or serious injuries.

 A view shows damage in Soroka Medical Center, at an impact site following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Beersheba, June 19, 2025.

Strike on Soroka is a serious escalation, Health Minister Uriel Busso tells 'Post'

"This is a significant event for the state," Busso emphasized regarding the Iranian missile attack on the Soroka Medical Center.

 Damage at the Soroka hospital following a direct hit from the Iranian missile barrage, June 19, 2025.

IDF expands in northern West Bank, kills two Hezbollah fighters

In the northern West Bank, the already-expanded operations against terrorist activity expanded to another town in the Sa-Nur area.

 IDF operating in the West Bank June 18, 2025.

Katz directly threatens to assassinate Khamenei, shake Iranian regime

The defense minister added that Israel will now start attacking new kinds of strategic targets in Iran.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Near-miss massacre: How one order saved Soroka’s patients under missile fire

Thanks to Bar Siman-Tov’s pre-emptive order, only one patient suffered a minor injury after an Iranian missile slammed into Soroka hospital.

Saved the lives of medical staff and patients. Director General of the Health Ministry Moshe Bar Siman Tov during Covid-19 crisis in 2019

Israeli hospital struck in latest Iranian ballistic missile barrage on Israel

Eighty-nine were wounded, with three in serious condition, in direct impacts across central Israeli cities, Magen David Adom said.

 Smoke rises following a direct hit on the Soroka hospital in Beersheba, June 19, 2025

E3 countries seek pathway to diplomacy with Iran, Hezbollah leader offers help to Iran

IAF intercepts Iranian drones near Dead Sea • IAEA chief identifies Isfahan as Iran's planned uranium enrichment site • Smoke, explosions in Tehran, Rasht

 France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech after a meeting with European partners to suggest a negotiated solution to end the conflict between Iran and Israel at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d'Orsay) in Paris, France, June 19, 2025.

Eight-year-old injured in Iran attack leaves rehab after year of medical care

Whilst Amina's condition is stable and she is speaking freely, she has limited use of her left leg and her left hand is non-functional, her father said.

 Amina Al Hassuni from Al Fura'a was released from the rehabilitation unit at Tel Hashomer after a year of treatment since she was fatally injured in the head by shrapnel on the night of the first Iranian attack.

Soroka-University Medical Center saves bones and lives with new special department

The new study examined patients aged 65 and over who had undergone hip fracture surgery and were subsequently treated in the geriatrics department.

DR. URI YOEL of the Soroka Medical Center conducted a new study that examined patients aged 65 and over who had undergone hip fracture surgery and were subsequently treated in the geriatrics department.

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