The city of Bat Yam in the Israeli-occupied territories looks like the destroyed areas in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the retaliatory strikes that Iran carried out against the regime.
The Israeli daily Calcalist reported that, according to new data, approximately 18,000 people have been evacuated from homes destroyed by Iran’s missile attacks.
Of these, 12,000 have been relocated to hotels while the remainder have been housed in rental apartments, Press TV reported.
Analyses reveal that four cities—including Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, and Ramat Gan—were severely damaged by Iran’s missile attacks, while a critical shortage of available housing plagues displaced settlers.
Earlier, Bat Yam’s mayor, Tzvika Brot, disclosed the extensive damage resulting from Iran’s missile attacks on the city.
Speaking to Israeli Channel 10, Brot characterized the assault as “the harshest blow in the city’s history,” revealing that a 120-dunam (about 40-acre) residential area was entirely wiped out.
The mayor emphasized that the single-day Iranian bombardment produced destruction on an unprecedented scale, noting this now stands as the most catastrophic attack ever witnessed across the occupied lands, not just in Bat Yam.
Estimates suggest the destruction caused by Iran’s strikes will drive mid-term spikes in housing prices.
According to reports from real estate offices in northern Tel Aviv, there is insufficient apartment inventory in the area, leaving uncertainty over where displaced families will relocate.
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