Missiles landed around the Shahid Baghaei 2 hospital in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, late Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a cancer ward that treats children undergoing chemotherapy. Hossein Kermanpour, who heads public information at Iran's health ministry, said on X that the areas next to the hospital were hit and that patients and their families fled the building in the noise and shaking, leaving only those too sick to move. The Hospital returned to normal operations this morning, Thursday 16 July.

The hospital's operator, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, said the haematology and oncology centre was pulled out of service to protect patients and staff, and that no patient was hurt. The director told the state news agency IRNA that 211 patients were moved; Mehr put the figure above 200, transferred to the Sina, Allameh Karami, Shafa and Golestan hospitals across the city. Valiollah Hayati, Khuzestan's deputy governor for security, said four points around Ahvaz were struck, damaging homes nearby and blowing out windows, with no casualties. It was the fifth straight day of American attacks. U.S. Central Command said the second wave was aimed at degrading Iran's ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.