Overview

• Early Sunday at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, an Iranian missile obliterated two main buildings and damaged dozens more, including life sciences labs and a chemistry facility under construction.
• The overnight attack caused no casualties as the campus was empty, but twisted metal, collapsed ceilings and raging fires destroyed critical equipment and biological samples.
• Institute leaders estimate losses of $300–$500 million, warning that years of genetic, medical and physical sciences research have been wiped out.
• Analysts say the strike was a direct response to recent Israeli airstrikes that killed Iranian nuclear scientists, expanding the conflict to include high-profile scientific targets.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the devastated site, condemning Iran as an 'evil regime' and pledging that Tehran will pay the full price for the attack.