Hawzah News Agency- 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. Netanyahu acknowledged that Israel suffered heavy losses.
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.
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.
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.
Last week, left-wing journalist Raviv Drucker criticised the heavy censorship imposed by Israel on the true extent of the attacks.
Source: MIDDLE EAST EYE
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