An Israeli military official admitted to Reuters on Tuesday that last month’s Iranian airstrikes struck several Israeli military sites.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with military briefing protocols, confirmed that “a very small number” of sites were damaged but remain operational.
The official declined to provide further details, including which military installations were hit or the extent of the damage to Israel’s military infrastructure.
This marks the first time that the Israeli army has confirmed direct strikes on its military bases.
The statement follows an investigative report by The Telegraph that revealed radar data pointing to Israeli army bases being targeted during the Iranian attacks.
According to The Telegraph, at least five Israeli military facilities were directly struck by Iranian missiles during the twelve-day conflict.
Based on radar and satellite imagery reviewed by researchers at Oregon State University, six Iranian missiles hit military targets across northern, central, and southern occupied Palestine.
The targeted sites included the Tziporit Camp Base near Nazareth, the Glilot Base, Tel Nof Airbase, an intelligence collection centre, and a major logistical facility.
The Israeli occupation authorities did not announce these strikes, and reporting on them internally is prohibited under strict military censorship laws. However, these revelations are expected to further complicate the escalating war of narratives between both sides, with each seeking to claim absolute victory.
The Telegraph noted that these strikes on military installations come in addition to 36 other known strikes that breached Israel’s air defence systems, causing significant damage to residential and industrial infrastructure.
Successful missile strikes acknowledged by Israeli sources include seven hits on oil and energy facilities, partial destruction of the Weizmann Institute — one of Israel’s leading scientific research centres — and severe damage to the Soroka University Medical Centre in Be’er Sheva, located next to Ben-Gurion University. The strikes also impacted seven densely populated residential areas, leaving over 15,000 settlers homeless.
Earlier, Major General Ibrahim Jabari, advisor to the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that Iranian forces remain fully prepared for any new aggression and are capable of launching missiles at the occupation daily for two consecutive years.
Speaking to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, General Jabari said:
“The underground missile cities and facilities we possess are massive to the extent that we have yet to reveal the majority of our country’s defensive capabilities.”
Regarding Iran’s readiness to respond to any attack, he added:
“Our armed forces are at the peak of their preparedness.”
