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National Post
23-06-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Holocaust survivor, 95, identified as fourth fatality in Iranian missile strike
Article content Yvette Shmilovitz, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, was confirmed Monday as the fourth fatality when an Iranian missile struck the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on June 16. Article content Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg mourned the loss, saying, 'We bow our heads and mourn the murder of four of the city's residents… dear, beloved people, whose only sin was wanting to live a peaceful and safe life.' He pledged municipal support to Shmilovitz's family, adding, 'We send a big hug to the family to strengthen them at this difficult time.' Article content Article content Article content Shmilovitz is survived by three granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. Article content Article content The Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority honored her memory, stating, 'In their death, they command us to walk the paths of hope and resurrection… as women who illuminated their surroundings.' The Authority said its staff remains available to assist Shmilovitz's and fellow victim Bella's relatives. Article content The June 16 strike also killed Yaakov and Desi Belo, and Daisy Yitzhaki. Article content Shmilovitz will laid to rest in Petah Tikva on Tuesday. Article content Iran's missile attacks have killed 24 people and injured over than 1,300. The Israel Tax Authority has received more than 25,000 damage claims related to buildings. Article content Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached 'a point of no return' in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defense officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons. Article content Israeli intelligence also exposed a covert program to complete all components of a nuclear device. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officials describe as a broader Iranian strategy combining nuclear development, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed at Israel's destruction. Article content
Edmonton Journal
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Holocaust survivor, 95, identified as fourth fatality in Iranian missile strike
Article content Yvette Shmilovitz, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, was confirmed Monday as the fourth fatality when an Iranian missile struck the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on June 16. Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg mourned the loss, saying, 'We bow our heads and mourn the murder of four of the city's residents… dear, beloved people, whose only sin was wanting to live a peaceful and safe life.' He pledged municipal support to Shmilovitz's family, adding, 'We send a big hug to the family to strengthen them at this difficult time.'
Hans India
17-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Iranian strike shuts down Israel's largest oil refinery
Bazan, Israel's largest oil refinery company, announced that all of its facilities at the Haifa Port had been completely shut down due to the damage caused by an Iranian missile strike. Three company employees were killed in the pre-dawn attack on Monday night, which ignited fires at the strategic complex. Video footage showed visible flames, and firefighting teams were still struggling to extinguish the blaze, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Israeli daily Ha'aretz. "The power station responsible for part of the steam and electricity production used by the group's facilities sustained significant damage, alongside additional impacts," the company said in a filing to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. "At this stage, all refinery and subsidiary facilities have been shut down," it added. Bazan said it was still assessing the extent of the damage and its impact on operations, as well as the best way to address the situation. The Iranian attack came amid a four-day deadly aerial warfare between the Islamic Republic and Israel that has cost the lives of at least 244 people in Iran and 24 in Israel. The escalation was sparked by Israel's surprise airstrikes across Iran on Friday. Iran launched a new pre-dawn missile attack on Israel on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Israeli officials said, as the four-day conflict triggered by an Israeli surprise assault intensified. The missile barrage set off air raid sirens across Israel. Plumes of black smoke rose above Haifa, a major coastal city in northern Israel, and eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions in the north and central regions of the country. Local authorities confirmed fatalities in several locations. Four people were killed when a missile struck a residential building in Petah Tikva, a city east of Tel Aviv, according to Mayor Rami Greenberg. He stated that hundreds of residents from the damaged building and three adjacent structures were evacuated. Photos from the scene showed multi-story buildings with significant blast damage and scattered rubble.
Hans India
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Iran missile strikes kill eight in Israel as conflict enters fourth day
Jerusalem: Iran launched a new pre-dawn missile attack on Israel on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Israeli officials said, as the four-day conflict triggered by an Israeli surprise assault intensified. The missile barrage set off air raid sirens across Israel. Plumes of black smoke rose above Haifa, a major coastal city in northern Israel, and eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions in the north and central regions of the country. Local authorities confirmed fatalities in several locations. Four people were killed when a missile struck a residential building in Petah Tikva, a city east of Tel Aviv, according to Mayor Rami Greenberg. He stated that hundreds of residents from the damaged building and three adjacent structures were evacuated. Photos from the scene showed multi-story buildings with significant blast damage and scattered rubble. Three other fatalities were reported in Haifa. In Bnei Brak, also east of Tel Aviv, an 86-year-old man died when his apartment collapsed due to a shock wave from a nearby strike. At least 87 people received hospital treatment, including one woman in serious condition and five in moderate condition. The remaining 81 sustained light injuries. One missile also fell near the United States consulate and embassy branch in Tel Aviv. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee stated on social media platform X that the missile's concussion caused minor damage, but no US personnel were injured. The Iranian missile salvos followed Israeli airstrikes on surface-to-surface missile sites in Tehran and central Iran. Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Tehran residents would "pay the price -- and soon" for the missile attacks against Israeli cities. The Israeli Defence Ministry also reported that several Iranian drones were launched during the recent missile attack. Eight of these drones were intercepted by Israeli Navy missile boats in the first operational use of the Barak Magen air defence system, designed to intercept drones, cruise missiles, rockets, and anti-ship missiles. The latest Iranian attacks come as Israeli and Iranian strikes continued into Monday, marking the fourth day of intense hostilities. Since the conflict began, 22 people have been killed in Israel, according to a tally by Israel's state-owned Kan TV. Israel's military, meanwhile, announced on Monday it had carried out an airstrike on the Quds Force command centre in Tehran, killing four senior Iranian military officials. Among those killed were Mohammad Kazemi, head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps' (IRGC) Intelligence Organisation, and his deputy Mohammad Hassan Mohaqiq. Mohsen Bagheri, head of the Quds Force Intelligence Department, and his deputy Abu al-Fadl Nikouei were also killed. The Israeli military stated that the strike, conducted on Sunday, targeted a facility used by the Quds Force, the IRGC's elite unit responsible for overseas operations, including intelligence gathering, military support, and paramilitary activities. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency confirmed the deaths of Kazemi, Mohaqiq, and Bagheri, attributing the Sunday attack in Tehran to Israel. The strike on the Quds Force command centre was the latest in a series of Israeli attacks that began on Friday. Israel states these attacks are aimed at Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure. Israel launched its heaviest air assault on Iran on Friday, striking nuclear facilities in Tehran and other sites. These attacks damaged military targets and residential buildings, killing at least 244 people and injuring 1,277, with more than 90 per cent of them civilians, according to the Iranian Health Ministry, Xinhua news agency reported. The Iranian Health Ministry also confirmed that residential areas had been hit. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari stated that fighter jets destroyed about one-third of Iran's surface-to-surface missile launchers in a large-scale overnight operation. More than 50 aircraft were involved in these strikes, targeting over 120 missile launchers across multiple sites in central Iran, he added.
