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Monday, June 16, 2025
Petah Tikva home of Likud MK Milwidsky damaged in early morning Iran missile strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Likud lawmaker Hanoch Milwidsky’s home in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva was damaged during Monday morning’s Iranian missile barrage, which killed eight and wounded hundreds.
Four of the victims were killed in Petah Tikva, where an Iranian missile hit a 20-story building in the city, badly damaging its fourth and fifth floors.
Addressing a pared-down Knesset session on Monday, Milwidsky said, “Knesset workers and MKs from almost all factions called to ask how I was today.”
“Two Arab MKs also called and these people who were here before do not represent the Arab public and all the Arab MKs,” he added, only minutes after the defeat of a no-confidence motion against the government brought by the Arab Hadash-Ta’al faction.
In addition to Milwidsky, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid’s son’s home was also damaged on Monday. In a video shot in his granddaughter’s bedroom, Lapid urged the public to obey Home Front Command directives regarding taking shelter.
“Glass fell on the spot where her head usually is,” he said while holding up a large shard. “I am telling everyone, be careful and listen to the instructions of the Home Front Command. Be in your protected spaces. Don’t take any risks.”
בחדר השינה של הנכדה שלי בתל אביב, זכוכיות נפלו על המקום שבו נמצא הראש שלה. בזמן אזעקות – תהיו בממ"דים ואל תיקחו סיכונים. זה מציל חיים pic.twitter.com/HeMeTSpyuy
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) June 16, 2025
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