[News] Haifa Mayor: Injuries, widespread destruction, nothing is immune

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Haifa Mayor: Injuries, widespread destruction, nothing is immune
Al Mayadeen English
June 21, 2025
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A missile from Iran struck Haifa’s lower city, damaging key buildings and
prompting calls for urgent support and recovery.

   - [image: Israeli home front command units work in an unpopulated
   damaged building after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Haifa,
   Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025 (AP)]
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   Israeli home front command units work in an unpopulated damaged building
   after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Haifa, occupied
   Palestine, Friday, June 20, 2025 (*AP*)

An Iranian missile struck a building in Haifa's lower city this
morning, causing
extensive damage to surrounding streets
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shops, and nearby structures within a radius of several hundred meters. The
attack left scenes of devastation in the area
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.

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav told Israeli newspaper *Davar *that while
reconstruction efforts have begun, the visible damage remains widespread
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stating: "Nothing is protected here. People are frightened, and rightfully
so. We can only begin true recovery once this confrontation is over."

Yahav noted that municipal crews are gradually working to restore normalcy
to the streets, but the most noticeable absence remains the city's
residents, who typically flock to the area on Saturdays, with only a
handful showing up at the cautiously reopened cafes and shops
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.

The newspaper reported that the Iranian missile hit a highly sensitive zone
housing
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 multiple government buildings
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and
the Swiss Embassy's premises.

Mayor Yahav stated that he had received calls from the prime minister and
several ministers, in which he asserted the urgent need for financial
support to rebuild critical infrastructure, particularly road repairs,
while adding, "If I were advising other mayors in targeted cities, I would
tell them to station psychologists at the 106 emergency center to calm
residents and prevent them
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from fleeing the city."

As fears among settlers escalate, growing demands are emerging for a
comprehensive emergency plan to rehabilitate damaged settlements and
address both the psychological and physical trauma suffered
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by residents, amid mounting concerns that the recent attack may mark
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only the beginning of a broader and more volatile security situation in the
coming period.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian media reported that Iran had launched its 18th
wave of attacks under Operation True Promise 3, while the IRGC announced
that the wave successfully targeted Israeli military sites
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and operational support centers.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps announced it had deployed a coordinated
assault involving dozens of Shahed-136 kamikaze drones coupled with
advanced precision missiles, asserting operational success through the
confirmed destruction of all pre-selected strategic targets in the attack.

Iran has repeatedly barraged Haifa in its retaliatory strikes, causing
significant damage to the Israeli economy after successfully hitting the
Haifa oil refinery, a critical tenet of the Israeli oil industry.
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