Nadav Rapaport – Middle East Eye July 9, 2025
With the war now over, media reports are beginning to reveal the full extent of the destruction caused by Iranian missiles on Israel during the war last month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “historic victory” after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire on 23 June.
He hailed the opening strikes as a major achievement and vowed that Israel would not remain “complacent” about any renewed threats.
However, Netanyahu also acknowledged that Israel suffered heavy losses.
The Israeli Ministry of Health reported that 29 people were killed and 3,238 wounded, some critically, as a result of Iranian attacks
The war also caused widespread damage to infrastructure, property, and buildings across the country.
The Ministry of Finance estimates the total cost of the conflict at 10bn shekels ($3bn).
Direct damage from Iranian missile strikes is assessed at three to five billion shekels ($900m to $1.5bn) with indirect losses projected to be of a similar scale, according to TheMarker.
Data published in Maariv indicated that more than 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, primarily in central cities such as Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Ness Ziona, and Bat Yam.
Additional destruction was reported in Beersheba and Haifa, the largest cities in southern and northern Israel, respectively.
The Israel Tax Authority said over 46,000 compensation claims have been filed for damage to homes, vehicles, property, and equipment.
According to The Times of Israel, around 18,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes, with most relocated to hotels at the government’s expense.
During much of the 12-day conflict, only essential workers were permitted to report to work, as Defence Minister Israel Katz imposed a nationwide state of emergency.
The economic toll was significant. The Manufacturers Association, quoted in Ynet, estimated that the shutdown cost the economy approximately 1.5 billion shekels per day ($450m).
Critical sites were also hit, including the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Bazan’s oil refineries in Haifa, and Soroka Hospital in Beersheba. The direct damage to these facilities alone is estimated to exceed 3 billion shekels ($900m).
TheMarker reported that damage at the Weizmann Institute was especially severe.
“Initial estimates put the direct damage to buildings and equipment at 1.5 to 2 billion shekels ($450 to $600m), but the long-term scientific and economic losses are far greater, some of them incalculable,” the report stated.
Censored damage
Yet not all the destruction Israel suffered during the conflict was reported.
The Israeli military censor is preventing the publication of Iranian missile impact on military infrastructure.
The Telegraph reported this week that “Iranian missiles appear to have directly hit five Israeli military facilities,” in the north, south and centre of Israel.
Israeli news outlet Walla on Wednesday reported that Netanyahu’s office at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv will be unusable for up to four months due to extensive renovations.
The Kirya, Israel’s central military headquarters, houses top military command and key defence offices.
It was evacuated following Iranian missile strikes on the building last month.
Last week, left-wing journalist Raviv Drucker criticised the heavy censorship imposed by Israel on the true extent of the attacks.
“Many of the Iranian strikes have gone unreported,” he said, noting that Iran had succeeded in hitting multiple military bases and strategic targets. According to Drucker, military censors have blocked the release of specific locations, arguing it could assist Iran in refining its missile accuracy.
However, he questioned that justification, suggesting the real motive was to manage public morale and control the narrative. “It’s hard not to suspect that the real reason is essentially semi-Iranian: propaganda and preserving public spirit. The truth is, we were also deterred,” he remarked.
A source in a government ministry told The Times of Israel that he estimates the war’s military costs amount to more than 20 billion shekels ($5.6bn).
The figure reportedly includes the cost of ammunition, aircraft fuel, the operation of Israel’s defence systems, and the large-scale mobilisation of reservists for strikes across Iran.
In addition, The Telegraph reported that the United States launched around 36 THAAD missiles to support Israel’s air defence. Each missile is estimated to cost $12 million.
““Many of the Iranian strikes have gone unreported,” he said, noting that Iran had succeeded in hitting multiple military bases and strategic targets.”
Which is exactly why the kikes whinged for a cease fire ,otherwise all of isra-hell would have been turned to ashes. Blabber-mouth Trumpstein knew this too.
Royal Navy sailor with a history of practical jokes was arrested over bomb hoax on nuclear submarine
The alleged hoax believed to have been a prank, is said to have triggered a full emergency response on the HMS Vanguard the suspect is being held after the incident at the base in Faslane near Glasgow, which houses the UK’s nuclear deterrent vessels,
A source told The Daily Record said he had “allegedly called up front to the main control room (of HMS Vanguard) and claimed there was an israeli bomb on board to shake them up a bit”.
They added: “It’s not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong.
The Royal Navy, meanwhile, said in a statement: “We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.”
A thermos flask was found with ” bomb ” painted on it
which may be why he was arrested
CATHOLIC NUNS AND MASS MURDER
Excavation has commenced to recover the remains of hundreds of infants from a septic tank at a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.
The mass grave, containing 796 babies who died between 1925 and 1961, was uncovered by amateur historian Catherine Corless in 2014.
A 2017 government investigation confirmed significant human remains of children, buried without coffins in the 9ft-deep tank.
The painstaking two-year process aims to identify the remains, with DNA assistance from families, before proper re-interment.
The discovery prompted apologies from the Irish premier and the Bon Secours Sisters, acknowledging the profound historical mistreatment of mothers and children in such homes.
Allegations of similar atrocities by nuns at the Roman catholic orphanage in shernhall st walthamstow are expected to soon commence
EU member states hesitant on 10 options for action to punish Israel
Story by Maia de la Baume and Shona Murray •
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, is set to offer an exhaustive list of 10 possibilities for the EU to respond to Israel’s
murderous actions in Gaza during a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels this week, but EU diplomats told Euronews there’s little appetite across the EU to take any action against Tel Avi, because of american threats
Kallas’ 10 options include suspending visa free travel and blocking imports from the Jewish settlements in response to Israel’s breach of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, according to a document issued by Kallas’s office seen by Euronews.
There are up to 1400 Israeli criminals residing in the UK, visas could be revoked
The proposals, which are listed with their legal basis and the procedure required to adopt them, include suspending the entire EU-Israel Association Agreement, halting political dialogue with Israel, or barring Tel Aviv access to EU programs, all of which require unanimous support from the EU’s 27 member states.
Iran next time rid off the giver, smotrich, nutyahoo. Oh evil karma, evil karma, evil karma coming home to you talmud evil cult. Kudos to you Iran.
Bake sales for Gaza could stoke more hatred for Jews, EU warns
Story by James Crisp •
The EU’s anti-Semitism tsar warned European ambassadors that holding bake sales for Gaza could alert more people to the genocide
Katharina von Schnurbein made the claim while the EU mulled possible trade sanctions against Israel for mass murders during the genocide .
According to a leaked diplomatic cable, she told gathered EU envoys in Tel Aviv there were new forms of anti-Semitism, “which she described as ambient anti-Semitism, totally glossing over the jewish holocaust of palestinian people
More BS. A.I./CGI photos or old vacant condemned buildings from the 1940s/50s being demolished by Israel & then blamed on fantasy ‘Iranian missiles’. Take your pick.
Netanyahu is probably not worried in the least about the damage done by Iranian missiles. He knows very well that all he has to do is tally us the cost, give the bill to Trump and a cheque will soon be forthcoming for the entire amount (and then some) all of it courtesy of the American taxpayer.
A pretty good deal, I’d say.
Netanyahu is probably not worried in the least about the damage done by Iranian missiles. He knows very well that all he has to do is tally up the cost, give the bill to Trump and a cheque will soon be forthcoming for the entire amount (and then some) all of it courtesy of the American taxpayer.
A pretty good deal, I’d say.
the iranian explosives still did not have
the effectiveness of the USsponsered
bombs like they had on Gaza . I estimate
according to some big craters the jews
even used their mininukes .
IRAN NEEDS NUKES !