IDF confirms damage to airbase during Iranian missile attack this week |
The Israeli military on Wednesday confirmed that damage was caused to the Israeli Air Force’s Ramat David Airbase during Iran’s ballistic missile fire on Israel earlier in the week.
On Tuesday, low-resolution images dated June 8 from the European Commission’s Sentinel-2 satellite, processed by the Copernicus Browser site, showed a discolored patch where a warehouse is located at the northern Israel airbase, possibly indicating that it was hit during the attacks.
The IAF, as of Wednesday, was still investigating what struck the warehouse, although preliminary findings pointed to falling fragments following the interception of an Iranian ballistic missile, rather than a direct impact.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, no equipment was damaged, no injuries were caused, and there was no harm to the operational functioning of the airbase following the impact, which a security source described as “minor.”
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 Houthis in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at Israel on Monday morning.
According to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian forces launched at least one ballistic missile at the northern airbase during its Sunday night barrage.
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