{"id":327812,"date":"2026-06-09T15:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327812"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:05:55","slug":"satellite-images-appear-to-indicate-damage-at-iaf-base-following-iranian-missile-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327812","title":{"rendered":"Satellite images appear to indicate damage at IAF base following Iranian missile attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A combo of satellite images captured by the European Commission&#8217;s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, appearing to show damage to a hangar at the Ramat David airbase in northern Israel following an Iranian ballistic missile attack<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Times of Israel \u2013 June 9, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Satellite imagery taken Monday appeared to indicate that damage was caused at the Israeli Air Force\u2019s Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel during Iran\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-for-first-time-in-two-months-trump-tells-netanyahu-not-to-retaliate\/\"> ballistic missile attacks<\/a> Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Low-resolution images dated June 8 from the European Commission\u2019s Sentinel-2 satellite, processed by the Copernicus Browser site, showed a discolored patch where a hangar is located at the airbase, possibly indicating that it was hit during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Iran launched 24 ballistic missiles at Israel on Sunday night and Monday morning, with many of them aimed at northern Israel. In addition, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at Israel on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite imagery taken Monday appeared to indicate that damage was caused at the Israeli Air Force\u2019s Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel during Iran\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iran-fires-missiles-at-israel-for-first-time-in-two-months-trump-tells-netanyahu-not-to-retaliate\/\"> ballistic missile attacks<\/a> Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Low-resolution images dated June 8 from the European Commission\u2019s Sentinel-2 satellite, processed by the Copernicus Browser site, showed a discolored patch where a hangar is located at the airbase, possibly indicating that it was hit during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Iran launched 24 ballistic missiles at Israel on Sunday night and Monday morning, with many of them aimed at northern Israel. In addition, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at Israel on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-widget-id=\"61a888914c54b700041a4baa\"><strong>Promoted: Decision Points, Israel &amp; AI RaceKeep Watching<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The IDF reported that all of the missiles fired on Sunday night were either intercepted or landed in open areas, and many of those fired Monday were also shot down. No Israelis were hurt in the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The army did not report any impacts in the area, and the extent of the damage at the base, if any, was unclear.<\/p>\n<p>According to Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian forces launched at least one ballistic missile at the northern airbase during its Sunday night barrage. Unconfirmed footage posted to social media claimed to show a missile striking in the area.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Satellite imagery from June 8 shows a possible strike at Ramat David Airbase.<\/p>\n<p>Explore and Compare: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4foamTEXty\">https:\/\/t.co\/4foamTEXty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the imagery is low-res, a white patch where the hangar previously stood is visible. Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tom_bike?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tom_bike<\/a> for the find.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MiddleEast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiddleEast<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/IranWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NtOlkFdU7E\">https:\/\/t.co\/NtOlkFdU7E<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJmGcv4x8E\">pic.twitter.com\/JJmGcv4x8E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Soar (@SoarAtlas) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SoarAtlas\/status\/2064162329508679880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The airbase, located some 15 kilometers (10 miles) southeast of Haifa, is believed to house three F-16 fighter jet squadrons and a secretive drone squadron.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the IDF has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/idf-acknowledges-some-iranian-missiles-hit-airbases-no-major-damage-caused\/\">acknowledged<\/a> that some of its military bases were hit by Iranian missiles, saying that the facilities remained fully functional.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military censor generally bars the publication of the exact locations of missile impacts, particularly those that hit sensitive sites, over fears that doing so will aid Israel\u2019s enemies in refining their targeting.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Iran says 2 air defense soldiers killed in Israeli strike<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As for Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran, Iranian state television announced Tuesday that at least two members of the army\u2019s air defense force were killed in Israeli strikes the day before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/satellite-images-appear-to-indicate-damage-at-iaf-base-following-iranian-missile-attacks\/\">Continues \u2026\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Satellite Images Challenge Tel Aviv Interception Claims After Iranian Strike On Israeli Air Base<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Times of India \u2013 June 9, 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ofx8ejl-RzI?si=B6eyysd1jNolk0So\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ofx8ejl-RzI\">Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel claims that it intercepted Iranian missiles targeted at its airbases but satellite images reveal damaged aircraft hangers at Ramat Air Base <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":327816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Iran","category-Israel_Anti-Semitism_Zionism_and_US-UK_allies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=327812"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327818,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327812\/revisions\/327818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/327816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=327812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=327812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=327812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}