Overview

• On June 13, an Iranian missile destroyed a Bat Yam apartment block, killing nine people including five members of the Ukrainian family sheltering there, among them 7-year-old leukemia patient Nastya Boryk
• Nastya fled Odesa in 2022 for specialized leukemia treatment in Israel after initial therapies and a bone marrow transplant failed to halt her disease
• Iran launched the strike in retaliation for Israel’s Operation Rising Lion, extending a missile and drone campaign that has left hundreds dead and wounded across both nations
• The bombardment has displaced an estimated 5,000 Israelis by damaging homes and infrastructure while Ukrainian refugees in Israel confront renewed insecurity
• International leaders remain divided on the conflict, with President Trump weighing potential US intervention and British officials calling for diplomatic restraint