(i24) The New York Times has reported that a rocket, believed to be fired by Hamas militants during their October 7 attack on Israel, struck an Israeli military base suspected to house nuclear-capable missiles.

🔴☢️Hamas a rocket fired during an attack on Israel on October 7 hit an Israeli military base where most of the country’s nuclear-capable missiles are located, according to experts.

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The impact of the rocket caused a fire at the Sdot Micha base in central Israel, approaching a missile storage facilities.

While Israeli authorities have never officially acknowledged the existence of their nuclear arsenal, numerous sources, including whistleblowers, U.S. officials, and satellite imagery analysts, assert that the country possesses at least a small number of nuclear weapons.

The missiles themselves were reportedly not directly hit during the attack. However, the rocket’s impact led to a fire that came within approximately 300 meters of “missile storage facilities and other sensitive weapons,” as outlined in The New York Times report.

The rocket struck a location near a small ravine, close to the Jericho missile facility, a radar system, and an air defense battery. The resulting fire, fueled by dry vegetation, is visible in satellite images, emphasizing the proximity of the incident to critical military infrastructure.