Israeli Cities Reeling as Thousands Displaced by Iranian Missile Strikes

According to Saed News, a Hebrew-language report by the business daily Globes has revealed the extent of internal displacement in Israel following Iranian missile strikes, with at least 15,000 residents reportedly forced to flee their homes. The report comes amid tight media restrictions on wartime reporting and offers one of the few statistical snapshots of civilian impact acknowledged by Israeli sources.

The highest number of displaced persons was reported in Bnei Brak, a densely populated ultra-Orthodox city near Tel Aviv, with 2,050 residents evacuated. Ramat Gan follows closely with 2,002 displacements, while other heavily affected urban areas include Bat Yam, Petah Tikva, and Tel Aviv itself. Additional evacuations have occurred in Rishon LeZion, Rehovot, and Ness Ziona.

At least two-thirds of the displaced individuals have been temporarily housed in hotels, suggesting a significant strain on emergency accommodation systems. Analysts have interpreted the figures as indirect confirmation that a substantial number of Iranian missiles hit military installations rather than civilian centers—explaining the relatively limited number of displaced despite widespread infrastructure damage.

The report notes that missile strikes impacted areas across the breadth of Israel, from the north to the southern Negev. Yet, conspicuously absent from the data is Haifa, one of Israel’s key port cities, which Israeli sources have not commented on—prompting speculation about the extent of the damage there.

The disclosure, though partial, underscores a growing vulnerability in Israel’s civil defense fabric as tensions with Iran escalate.