Israeli Official Confirms Iranian Missiles Hit Five Military Bases

An Israeli military official publicly acknowledged for the first time that Iranian missile strikes last month hit some Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) military sites during the recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran. While the official noted that only "very few" sites were impacted and all remained functional, satellite data analyzed by Oregon State University and reported by The Telegraph revealed that at least six missiles struck five IDF bases, including key locations such as the Tel Nof Air Force Base and the Glilot Camp housing the elite Unit 8200 intelligence. Israeli defenses, supplemented by U.S. systems like THAAD, intercepted about 86% of the more than 500 Iranian ballistic missiles fired, but some penetrated the multilayered defense. Iranian missile barrages, combined with drone attacks, targeted both military and civilian areas, resulting in 28 Israeli deaths and widespread damage to homes, schools, and hospitals; Iran reported higher casualties from Israeli strikes on its territory. The acknowledgment follows prior censorship and secrecy regarding the extent of damage to sensitive Israeli military infrastructure amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire was agreed upon on June 24 after Israel's offensive targeting Iranian nuclear and missile sites.