Shockwaves from Iran missile damage Haifa mosque

Shockwaves from an Iranian missile that hit the downtown area of the northern city of Haifa on Friday have knocked out stained glass windows and caused infrastructure damage at the Al Jarina Grand Mosque, built in 1775 and extended in 1901.

The low, thick-walled stone building near Haifa’s port usually attracts up to 200 people on Fridays, but just 15 turned up today because of a Home Front prohibition on large gatherings, according to Wakf representative Khaled Dagash.

He said prayers had ended by the time the missile fell, and nobody was left in the building.

One person whose identity he didn’t know was lightly injured outside, he said.

The building was undergoing renovation, said Dagash, adding that he feared government compensation would not be enough to repair the damage.

Windows were also blown out at the even older Masjid Al-Saghir, built in 1761. No other damage was visible from the cordon outside.

President Isaac Herzog says Iran is trying “to kill Israelis of all faiths — Muslims included” — and asserts that Israel “will defend all Israelis. All faiths included.”

The Al-Jarina Mosque in Haifa’s Wadi Nisnas neighborhood was struck by an Iranian missile, injuring Muslim clerics and worshippers at prayer.

This outrageous attack took place in Haifa—a city that stands as a symbol of coexistence between Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze,… pic.twitter.com/nwhNFhQoOD

— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) June 20, 2025

“The outrageous attack took place in Haifa, a city that stands as a symbol of coexistence between Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, Circassians and Bahá’ís,” the president adds.