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Iranian Missiles Breach Israeli Safe Rooms, Escalating Retaliation Threat

Revelation that reinforced shelters cannot withstand direct ballistic strikes is reshaping Israel’s defensive posture

Patrons of a cafe whose windows were shattered by a nearby missile impact sit next to piles of broken glass, Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025. (Niv Elis)
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Emergency personnel work at an impact site following an Iranian missile attack on Israel, in Tel Aviv, June 16, 2025.
A large crater in dirt with burnt out buses behind.

Overview

  • Iran fired more than 370 ballistic missiles since June 13, with roughly 30 breaching Israel’s multilayered defenses and killing 24 people and wounding 592.
  • A direct strike on a safe room in a 20-storey Petah Tikva high-rise collapsed the reinforced bunker, killing four residents inside.
  • The Home Front Command acknowledged that mandated 40-centimeter-thick concrete shelters were not built to survive direct impacts, prompting an urgent civil defense review.
  • Over 300 families have been evacuated from damaged apartment blocks in Petah Tikva and neighboring cities, underscoring widespread displacement.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stern warning to Tehran as Israel weighs targeted reprisals with airstrikes continuing.