Satellite images released Thursday show minimal damage to Israel’s Nevatim Airbase following Iran’s missile barrage earlier in the week, countering Tehran’s claims of causing “catastrophic damage.” The images, published by the Associated Press, reveal three missile impacts at the southern Israeli air base, including a notable hole in the roof of an aircraft hangar. Despite the visible damage, Israeli military officials reported that the attack did not significantly impact operations or destroy any critical infrastructure.
The satellite photos, cleared for public release by Israeli military censors, display damage in a row of buildings near a runway, with debris scattered around the hangar. However, the affected building appears to have been empty at the time of the strike, and the other impacts hit non-critical areas of the base. Nevatim, located in the Negev Desert, houses some of the Israeli Air Force’s most advanced aircraft, including U.S.-produced F-35 stealth fighter jets.
Despite Iran claiming to have cause “Catastrophic Damage” to Nevatim Airbase in the Negev Desert of Southern Israel, as well as the Destruction of several F-35s; Satellite Imagery shows only Three Impacts within the Base, including one on an Unknown Aircraft Hanger which appears… pic.twitter.com/kIHXuLDr6R
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Iran claimed responsibility for the missile attack, part of a larger salvo involving approximately 180 missiles, and boasted of extensive destruction, including the elimination of F-35 fighter jets. Israeli military officials refuted the claims, stating that while several bases were targeted the air force’s operational capabilities remained intact. The missiles reportedly damaged maintenance areas and office buildings but left essential aircraft and infrastructure unharmed.
According to Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the missiles were not hypersonic, as Iran had claimed. Despite the intensity of the attack, no Israeli casualties were reported. However, one Palestinian man in Jericho was killed when debris from an intercepted missile fell in a public area.
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