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"A warehouse in the Ne'ot Hovav industrial zone near Beersheba caught fire on Sunday after being hit following an Iranian attack on southern Israel. Footage from the scene shows firefighters working to contain the blaze as thick smoke billows from the site, with crews attempting to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby facilities. "Firefighting teams are deployed in large numbers. [...] We have recommended that the police continue to keep the 200-metre perimeter closed, so that anyone who does not need to be here will stay away," said Eyal Caspi, Fire and Rescue Commissioner and Chief Fire Officer. "Firefighters, together with the facility teams, will bring the fire under control in the coming hours. We will open an investigation to determine exactly what caused the fire to break out. We are in full control," he added. The Ne'ot Hovav industrial complex - formerly known as Ramat Hovav - is a critical hub responsible for roughly half of Israel's chemical production. Emergency services confirmed that one person was lightly injured at the site and treated by medics. Later updates from Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba raised the tally of wounded in the broader area to 11 people. Sirens had sounded across southern Israel in the hours leading up to the strike, including areas near the Dimona nuclear research facility. Tensions have escalated across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28, amid diplomatic talks aimed at 'curbing Iran's nuclear and missile programmes'. Tehran responded with retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US assets in the region, accompanied by reports of explosions in several Gulf countries. Iran later confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei named as his successor. The conflict spilt over into Lebanon as Hezbollah intervened 'in revenge' for the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader."
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