Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Petah Tikva, June 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Some 2,000 people were rendered homeless, at least temporarily, in missile attacks that caused widespread damage across central Israel and Haifa early Monday, according to official figures.
In Petah Tikva, where four people were killed in a missile strike on a residential high-rise, some 400 families, or 1,300 people, were forced to evacuate their homes, the city tells Times of Israel sister site Zman Yisrael.
People look at a damaged building following a strike by an Iranian missile in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on June 16, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Another 300 people in Tel Aviv lost access to their homes after missiles struck two areas of the city, causing heavy damage, the city says.
Hundreds are more are estimated to have been forced from their homes in Bnei Brak, where a missile hit a school in a residential area, resulting in widespread damage and one death. The city says it moved those affected to hotels, without specifying how many were affected.
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Bnei Brak, June 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Haifa City Hall says it evacuated 60 people due to damage to their homes in attacks targeting the city early Monday.
A similar total number of people were forced to leave their homes in Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Tamra, Rehovot, Tel Aviv and other places as the result of attacks on Saturday and Sunday.
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